Show GENERAL GRANT CALLED BY DEATH Civil ivil War Hero Once Assistant Assistant As As- Secretary of War I Dies in in Minneapolis 1 By ay Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS March 20 20 General General GeneralL L L. A. A Grant Civil war hero once assistant assist as- as distant nt secret secretary ry of or war and later ac acting i g secretary of war under Pr Si- Si ident i- i dent Harrison died at his home here hero last lait night He was 90 years old General Grant was credited with many acts of distinguished service during the civil war In recognition of his distinguished gallantry he was awarded a a. medal by congress Two sons Captain Colfax Grant attorney and Dr U U. S. S Grant drant nt dean of th the college of liberal arts at Northwestern university and a daughter Mrs George W. W Stone Indianapolis In Indianapolis Indianapolis In- In survive besides the widow widow- At Cedar Creek Virginia when General General General Gen Gen- eral Sheridan was twenty miles dIstant distant distant dis dIs- tant at Winchester General Grant in command of a division of the tho Sixth army corps held five divisions of the Confederates until the arrival of or his chief his division being the only one oneto oneto oneto to hold its position of the line without retreat For this service he was made madea a major genera general I. I In In the final battle of the war seven days before Leo surrendered he made the plan of assault and was given the post of honor leading the charge At Atthe Atthe Atthe the head of his force he broke through the Confederate line and was severely wounded lIe He was ivas was born at ll Vt |