Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1910-04-30

81, 1922, in small two room cabin
situated at Point Pleasant, a village
in southern Ohio, about forty miles
above Cincinnati. He died July %,
1885, at Mt. McGregor, New York.
Grant was considered remarkable
rider and teamster at q very young
age. He was procured an appointment
to West Point Military academy by his
very ambitious father, where he prov
ed to be very good scholar IN math-
ematics and fair in all branches OF the
work. After his graduation he served
the office Of second lieutenant at
the Jefferson barracks situated at St.
Louis. He was ordered to the present
town OF Natchitoches. La. In 1874,
where he remained until the Mexican
war in 1s45. During the three years
that followed he was in the thick OF
the fighting, serving with his regi-
ment in every battle except Buena
Vista. During the war he was pro-
noted several times for gallantry and
held several positions as regimental
quartermaster, but was always able to
be at the front in command of his
regiment when any fighting was to be
done.
After becoming disheartened at
barrack life he resigned his captaincy
at Fort :. lmbolt, Calf. and In the
year 1854 he was again in the city OF
ST. Louis, near where he was given be-
tween 60 and 80 acres Of land by his
uncle, upon which he lived for nearly
four years. Despairing Of making a
success in st. Louis he moved to Ga
lena, ill.,, where his father had a
branch office Of his tannery in Gov
ington, Kentucky At meeting OF
the town people for the organization
of company, Grant was made presl-
dent OF the meeting, and later was Of
fered the captaincy. but refused, say
ing that he had been an officer IN the
regular army and was now ut to COM
mand q regiment. After marching TO
Nation he was made colonel by the
Off GERS in charge and later at Mexico.
Mo- was made brigadier general by
President Lincoln.
In February, 1852, after the CAPTURE
of Fort Henry by Grant rapid march
on Fort Ionelson was made and art
err some delay the fort was captured
only through superb fighting. It was
at this juncture Of his hghtlng career
that he received the name of "Uncon-
ditional Surrender Grant" Grant 1ig-
ured largely in the winning OF the pat
ties of Shiloh, Corinth and Vicks-
burg, after which he was made COM
mander of all the armies west OF the
Mississippi river, whereupon he I'M
mediately marched to Chattanooga,
where, after many brilliant attacks he
in rescuing Rosecrans and
saving the day, which opened the way
for the march of Sherman through
Georgia. In 1864, upon receiving, first,
the honor of lieutenant general IN
February and later, in Marcs, was
given command of all troops Of the
north, he put himself in opposition TO
the army of the south In command OF
Gen. Robert f. Lee Ir the series OF
battles that followed after the defeats
of the south and the surrender OF Lee
at Appamattox, April 8, 1865, ne re-
turned to Washington where many
honors were bestowed upon him by
the government and the citizens.
Upon the assassination of Lincoln,
he being the next person Of highest
fame in the country, became the candl-
date OF the Republican party and was
elected to the presidency in 1868. He
was reelected in 1872. and during his
two administrations did great deal
toward the reconstruction Of the
union. He was defeated when he ran
for the office the third time and re-
moved to New York. where he enter
ed bushes career. He was I'M
successful in this enterprise through
the rascality of his partner, and In
1884 he was duped of all his money.
Soon after this business failure he be-