New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-12-28
ANECDOTES OF TIE DEAD SENATOR
uIs MANNER IN CAMP AND FIELD.
INSTANCES OF PERSONAL nERoIsM-woUNDEI
MANY TIMES.

| MANY TIMES.
| ,pY rELEGR ArH TuR TRIBUNE
| WASHINGTON. Dec Git was General Grant who do
scribed his friend Logan with the paradox Logan m
never at peace except in war" This was one OF Tue ~
ac,eyttics of the dead soldier statesman He was
prominent as a fighter. He was good Mater pu' NO
had also all the generosity OF the soldier III inc "o "
"reminiscences which his death calls up the ncaeh'S oo"
neced with his military career to which he owed MS SUE
cess in politics aferward, are recalled os ni' a,"'
friends MAJOR J. w. Powell who was CHIEF OF AruneIy
of the Seventeenth Army Corps. and aiterwaru VI "ho
Army OF the Tennessee in speaking OF General Logan
to-day said: ,,,,.
nersopal successes won by any man during
| tba war WAS the rlying OF the ola
Seventeenth Army Corps by Logan on The day tha' NC
Pherson was killed in front OF Atlanta You Will retne"
her that Hood moved out OF his works and struck the eA
IRENE lett of our line outfanking II completely anu
| coming ND in / remember tat
| hr,ade of onrs-I think an Iowa brigade In Dodges
attacked front and on the left Hank
simultaneously and nearly wiped out nearly every n
being killed. wounded captured My Old battery was
attached 10 that brigade although was not Ia coinau
OF il on that day when flank thus attacked ana
envooped by an immensely superior force the entire LETT
Of orr line was thrown great confusion and although
there WAS no panic our troops lighting at terrible
disadvantage and getting mucn the worst OF IT, Logan.
| ~ao had heard Of McPhersons death ana
| assumed command of the Army OF the
|
set to work to rally shattered forces and restore the
line With barred head he rode up and down in front OF
our men, bet two fires. cheering them on by DIS
word and example, and what might easily have been
serious disaster averted 1t was the most gallant
and brilliant achievement that ever saw ON the baltic
field and If any equalled certainly none suriaSSe" l"
during the war;
Iii e than two weeks ago that General Logan. seated
| in An armchair before "a blazing fire. told gIOnp OF
friends in his modest way, of similar incident winch
happened in of vicksburg. Said one OF the group:
ave used TO think you exposed yourself when there
wasn't need OF it sometimes especially at Vicksburg'
when you get out from cover ana HOOK through
| your glasses at the works.
THAT was Il mlisiasc" replied General Logan "Incver
did anything of that kind unless felt there was occasion
for IT, 1t is necessary for commanding ON
Ger 10 20 into danger inspire the right kind OF feeling
among his Then there are acts which look fOoi
hardy but which nothing than ordinary common
sense. remember while were in front OF Ncksburg
was out on the line day The Rebels began shoot
ing al me and discovered what they were
doing and had got The range. galoped right along d0w
the line They have fred hundred shots before
got out Of the way. One bullet slightly wounded the
horse and another Clipped saddle. suppose that
looked 10 some people like courage IL wasn't; it was
horse sense. III had turned ana rode
down the hill right away from The front
they would probably have bored me through the back
half dozen times BY riding did made it next to
chan in war after all little a little less
posure doesn't make much difference. There is TINS that
in favor OF the Marksmen the other side are
AZ anxious 10 him that they shoot 100 quick, or get OK
cited and aim badly
"puring the siege of vicksburg," said a who
served under Mcpherson Logan comman ded division
Of McPhersons corps which formed the night centre of
the Union Iiue Logaus division occupied the Jackson
| this road at elevated point, which was
! strongly fortified and known as Fort Hin;
works whose attempts TO cOunteimne were unsuccessful
On tue afternoon OF june % the mine was exploded
having the top OF the bill completely of and leaving
crfer where il Lad stood Another effect To toss into
thr air party ghO were nj work III the Rebel
connterrnine some OF them down. still alive insiie
the Union Among them was a negro who w0s more
hs1y scared Than hurt He was brought Logan's head
quarters where somebody asked lam how high he went
: - Dun no. Massa. but speeks bout tree mile
"Tls sable hero remained at hea quarters un inc emu
of siege and proudly marched into vicksbnrs in the
OF OF Logans division Taeg occupied tne capmrep
in the Western Army on IT., tI nos Gay Sf nn "m
ami ne received full OF praise from Grant
I'm his neors." the great Captain wrote Logan ana
Croker ended the calnpMgn hisd 70 co"iunanu i""'
An oirer who served with Logan in the Army OF the
Tennessee from Nickshurg 10 Atlanta sad: General
Logan OF the brayest OF the brave IN ha,le o
be man who obeyed 9rier rs mos, @ nd
He would declare with the utmost earnestness that ich
or such an Of Grant sherman was absurd OF nm
nrartIoahe OF execution. would result In needless
waste and then he would spend AL ms energies ~
rarryug II ont lie absolutely stranger TO fear AMI
no obstacle however great. did he regard AS sloun
, uDe AS the commander OF "a brigade. u uNlsiJl an
army cors or an entire he equally effective In
fact probab, he the best ailaound volunteer gen
oifarv snneIior he was As bold ANA emphatic his
the acts and policy OF President 1nron or
plans Ills immediate commander Bat he never shirked
never was gully o. the acs And po "
of the Adnis alton sharply ever Mcclellan dd int
he Would moi have allow ed such criticisms blossom
ncs ifber Nv himself or his suhordinacs. ns tongue
was usubordnaie but his actions were governed by the
perfect suOOrdina,iOn 10 authority anu ING "os'
| earnest devotion to duty
man who was with Logan in the battle Of Atlanta to
which Major Powell referred. said: The General iet
? | deeply injured when sherman assigned howard
to the command OF the Army OF the Tennessee after the
| fall OF than occasion heard him
saw why is Howard who has recently loned US from the
Min ths army snce ii was formed fought under Grant
| al helmont, and have served under ln and sherman
/, | division and corps, ana 1 took command OF the
Army of The Tennessee after Mcherson. in the very hot
with 1t repulsed Hoods furious attack. What has How
DONE what have failed TO do that lie should be
paced over ny head Grant would not have done it
logan obtained leave OF absence which ne spent III me
North and did not command his corps on the march TO
the sea do not believe that he ever really foigaye
sherman for placing Howard over him 49,
Among the many incidents Of LOgan's army life. OF
which his like talk is which happened at
Fort Donelson. While lying wounded there, his wife
literally forced her way 10 his bedside ana unused him
throngh it all ON the adjoining his with their toes
almost touching. lay Colonel William K. Morrison.
bnite. cot ugly wound. Mrs. Logan divided
= her attentions between the men and her nursing
put them both the road 10 recovery Colonel Nor
returned to tie field bat went home ana be-
Democratic candidate Tor congress tOoncI 10
gan mponuned to run for Congress also, but de-
,I,uod a spirited and patriotic letter VIII, helped The
Union cause As he able 10 take the saddle
he reloned his command reaching IL only day too
late 10 take part the battle OF shiloh.
General LOGAN received several severe wounds two of
which troubled him AT times 10 the day OF his death he
never complained, however that he was physical
wreck" did apply for pension although
clearly entitled lac thought that he had been
otherwise Sufficiently rewarded and that long lie
could earn and provide for his family by his
exertions be should DO Seldom did he ever refer 10
his wounds his many hair-breadfh escapes from
death on battlefield. IL was not generally known
that he receive wound during the siege NcksDnrg
which would have furnished many inan suncient cap
fa 10 set himself up Ia business disabled veteran
lie sitting IN his tent one day afer NcksDrg had
been closely invested. when rebel siaIpshoOcr sue
ceeded In getting tho tent range In describing INC
incident recently, General Logan SAID:
II was sitting In camp chair at the time with NY