The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1886-12-30
LOGAN AS AN ARMY MAN.

LOGAN AS AN ARMY MAN.
WEST POINTERS OPINION
WASHINGTON, Special Telegram, Dec 26.-
Gen. Philip H. Sheridan tonight gave the
following as the view Of Gen. Logan held by
regular army men:
have known Gen. Logan for twenty-five
years, and am familiar with his military career.
have always had the very highest appreciation
of his ability as a soldier, and high regard for
his character in every way. Since the
than l did during the war, because we
were not thrown together In service. Our
duties were In different fields. When he was In
the Army Of the Tennessee neither of us had
emerged, so to speak, and / have known him
best since he was in congress. He had been
looked apon by the regular army men as one OF
the volunteer service. He had the highest re-
spect Of Gen. Grant and his administrative
powers and control of men entitled him TO high
rank military commander
A WARM ADVOCATE.
Gen H. " Boynton. who for twenty years
past has been one of Senator Logan's warm
est defenders from charges made during
and since the war regarding his connection
with Gen. Thomas removal, and who has
idolized him as a soldier, sends the following
to the Cincinnati Commercial Gazette to-
night:
Gen. Logan is dead Gen. Sherman excepted
the most popular of the great military leader
whom the years had spared has passed to his
rest. In this hour those who haue known him
through the many years of his intensely active
career turn with an exalted pride to that part
of his life which the grave can not claim and
which will not die 80 long as history preserves
the memory of his couhtry's supremest struggle
for nationality. This will always form an en-
during halo around his name In the light
which flashes from such service the contest Of
ordinary politics, and the trinmphs and the
errors of politicians are but as the fine dust in
the balance which the rushing memory of the
the brightness which hovers in upon the vision.
The state confers honor upon politicians.
Presidents and congressman. through the long
lines since the republic was born have been
hus honored, but soldiers are those
who confer honors upon the state itself From
every position from that of private in the ranks
Of the bloodiest and most important battle
fields Of the war, Gen. Logan was the typical
volunteer soldier. Full OF the cause. alive with
enthusiasm bold dauntless and reckless couI-
age, Of dashing presence, sharer in the thick
est of the fight and a leader there. careful
of his men but striking at the oppor-
blows as the best means of saving life ana short
ening the contest; protesting fearlessly In the
interest of his troops against mistaken plans
but obeying to the letter if overruled; ever
wakeful, ever earnest, and ever approving with
out hesitation whatever means were deemed
necessary to find success. There WAS no better
type Of the American volunteer In all the army
of the Union"
WAR AND CIVIL RECORD.
John A. Logan was born in Jackson county,
ILL.,, Feb. 8, 1926 His early life was spent
in that county. where he obtained some edu-
cation from his father and such school
teachers as CHANGED to teach in the district
At the outbreak of the Mexican war young
Logan volunteered and was chosen lieu
tenant in a company of the First Illinois in
fantry. As soldier he did good service,
and was for some time adiutant of his regi-
ment In the fall of 184S, upon his return
home, he commenced the study of law in the
Office of his uncle Alexander NJ. Jenkins,
formerly lieutenant governor of Illinois. In
November, 1S49, he was elected clerk of
Jackson county. In 1850 he attended a
course of law lectures at Louisville, KY, re-
ceiving his diploma in 1851, when he
entered into practice with his uncle.
The following year he was elected
prosecuting attorney of the Third
judicial district, and in the fall of the same
year he was chosen TO the state legislature.
to which position he was three times re-
elected. In 1856 he was presidential elector
on the Democratic ticket for the Ninth con-
gressional district, and voted for James Bu-
chanan for president Two years later he
was elected member of congress from the
same district receiving s, ,S7S votes against
2.796 for Phillips, Republican. At the next
election he was returned by 81 ,3S1 votes as
against 5, ,439 for Linegar, Republican. In
the campaign of 1860 he gave his ardent
support to Stephen A Douglas.
IN THE WAR.
Mr. Logan attended the called session of
congress in July, 1861, and immedi-
ately afterward joined the troops go
ing to the front He was in the first
battle OF Bull Run, and among the
last to leave the field Returning
to his home Sept 1, he assisted in raising
troops and Sept 13 the Thirty-fr regi-
ment of Illinois infantry was organized with
Logan commissioned as colonel The first
engagement in which he and his command
participated was the battle of Belmont, in No.
vember of the same year, when his ability as
a commander. and his dash and intrepidity,
foreshadowcd the fact that he was to play
conspicuous part in the operations of the
army He was present at the battle of Fort
Donelson, where he received severe wound,
and did not rejoin his command until some
weeks afterward, on the evening of the last
day Of the battle of Shiloh On March 3,
1862, he was made brigader general. and
participated in the siege of Corinth as COM
mander of the First brigade in Gen. Judah's
division OF the right wing of the army, and
for his valiant services was publicly
thanked by Gen. Sherman in his official re-
port
When the attempt to take Vicksburg be-
gan in the fall of 1862 Gen Logan was In
command of the First division of the right
wing of the Thirteenth corps On the arri-
val of the command at Memphis, Dec. 81,
1862, the Seventh army corps was organ
lied, and on Jan. IL, 1868, Gen Logan was
assigned to the Third division, in which po-
sition he remained until the fall of Vicks-
burg, when he was assigned to the command
of the Fifteenth army corps In the move
ments about Vcksburg from February, 1868,
until July 4. when Gen. Pemberton surren-
dered, Gen. Logan with his command was
actively engaged, and it was through num-
Der of
BRILLIANT MOVEMENTS
by him that important advantages over the
enemy were gained and the final result hast
ened He was selected by Gen. Grant for
consultation during the interviews with
Gen. Pemberton looking to the terms of the
surrender, and in consideration of his ad-
mirabe services Gen. Logan's command was
ordered to take the lead in the march into
vicksburg, July 4, after which he was given
the command of that post, which he re-
tanned until placed in command of the Fiji
teenth corps, Nov IA, 1868.
During the latter part of December and
January Gen. Logan organized an expedition
into Northern Alabama. In tho Atlanta CAM
paign his corps was part of McPherson's
command, which, as Gen Sherman said, was
the snapper to the whip with which he pro-
posed to punish the enemy. During the
movement Logan was conspicuously at the
front, and the forces under his immediate
command bore an important part in all ac-
tions and maneuvers that resulted finally in
the taking possession Of Atlanta and the sur
rounding strongholds of the Confederate
forces At Dallas, as at Resacca, Gen. Lo-
gan's command was in the front, and the
desperation with which the men under him
fought showed their implicit confidence In
their commander to lead them to victory
even under the most perilous circumstances