Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1921-04-28
GENERAL GRANT BORN
JUST SO YEARS AGO
Endured Many Trials and Tr'bu-
Iations Before He Came
Into His Own.
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Springfield. Ill, April 27.-Trials OF
courage through which Ulysses }. Grant
passcd and rcbuffs he endured before
Ilino,s hcsi:atingly accepted hun ana
sent hlm INTO the Civil War, from which
be emerged as the victorious commander
,,..chief are recalled here today on tue
ninety-ninth anniversary OF his birth.
Here II was that the future President
took command of his first regiment, the
Twcnty-frst Illinois Infantry. as Colonel.
This one of the worlds greatest soldiers
apnlicd three times in Springfield Tor
chercc to serve in the struggle which ne
foresaw meant the doom of slavery he
fore his worth was recognized ana APP
pointment gwen hlm.
Political colorels stood IN his way
After organizing volunteer company
m Galcpa III. nc left IT, realizing that his
ninc years IN the regular army should DC
nut NJ once NJ the service OF the union.
CalCna Is celebrating Grants birthday
TODAY This city where General Grant had
his home when the war opened and where
hc left hls wife and children honors the
,Iay AS rs greatest Senator J. Thomas
Ucflln oi Nlahama is the speaker OF tins
wears celebration.
Evcn War Governor Richard Votes
however. rcpulscd him I'm sorry to
.ay. C.ptan. he told the former army
nan there is nothing for yon TO do. Call
sgalu
Remaining in Springfield until his
6pguccs ran low. Capt Grant called
ccond time at Governor Yates othcc,
thls tune at the governors invitation.
III, Wa given desk IN the
,dutan, generals office and put to work
Irawlng lines and filling N blanks. Any
hoy e ,uld ID my work. history records
nm Al saving He remained faithfully at
the task however and on May ~. 1851.
vas gwen ttr oi mastering oiuCcr
nlS Grst duty was mastering IN the regi-
,ncrt hC was LATER tn command, the
seventh orgrcsSlonal District regiment
q Nattaop From there he proceeded 20
tyo other points. mastering IN soldiers,
and,r Man - closed this work and drew
n voucher ior SID HIS pay had been II
ttcratc 81 g; q day hut he did not receive
tt- uanc, until long after
oit of funds lonesome. poor and de-
,c,t,sl Capt tirart returned - G'alcna.
QHcr5ng h,, scry-cco thou tn the adUut7nt
general ~ WASHINGTON amt receiving po
response. 30 came hark 10 Springfield.
Ills reception differed lttlc from that on
hl- first VISIT Governor Yates Il IS said,
i'm not thiuk Of giving hlm y command
Without political influence and without
i chance with the orators and other wIrC-
pullrrs who crowded about hc was con
s,dcrcd military dcad-hcat by politl-
cians. and . 'dCCayCd soldier by citizens
II IS recorded hy the historian
1t is strange" he told friend, that
man ~ my experience and education
cannot secure n command
With that he left Illinois He tried IN
Ohio. and was almost obtained for The
service hv that State by offer Of the com
mand oi the Twelfth Ohio. hut Telegram
drew him back IN Springfield ''Will vol
accent the command of the Seventh Dis
trict Regiment WAS the dispatch whicl
procured the future President has On
trance INTO the conflict / tcame although
hclatcd, from Governor Yates.
THIS regiment was composed of lusty
bold Young men, who had abused the la
discipline az their first commander. On
of them knocked Colonel Grants hat Of
'Young man. that's not very polite wa
Grants only comment at the time, hu
step by step he frightened discipline unit
INSTRUMENTATION was dead and tho reg
ment was q military unit ready for service
The first call came to Illinois frnr
General Fremont who wanted a regimen
IN northern Missouri
send mo. was Grants request {
Governor atCs
"Notransportation was tho governor
reply
I'm find transportation the Colon'
INSISTED. and on JULY ,, 1861, he issued HI
nrst marching orders.