Show thy mot 13 well known tha co try 03 the head of tho ticket gener 1 login has moreover tha advantage or a military rc cord and no insignificant popularity among the soldiers in 1323 dr john logain emigrated from ireland and cd in jackson coulty III where near murphysboro Murphy february 0 julin A logan ana born his mother ilio was elizabeth jenkins was a native of the early life of john A logan was spent in jackson county here lie obtained some education from liia father and such school teachers aa chanced to teach in the district at the outbreak of the mexican war young logan and was chosen a lieutenant in si company of the first illinois in fallry As a soldier he did good service and was for some time adjutant of his regiment in abc tall of 1818 upon alls return home he the study ot baw in abc of his uncle alexander M jenkins formerly lieutenant gov arnor of illinois in november 1849 he was elected clerk of jackson county in 1850 he attended a course of law lectures at louisville kentucky receiving his diploma in 1851 when lio entered into practice with his undo the following year lie was elected aros attorney ot the third judicial district and in tho fill ol 01 the samu benr ho was chosen to the state legislature to which position he was three limes re in isac hu was arc l on tho democratic ticket for the ninth congressional district and for james lluc banan for president two cars later lie was elected a member of contress Cons ress from the same district receiving voles against L for philllp at the ast election ho wis returned by votes as against jwj lor linigar Linc gar in the of asco hu ills ardent support to stephen A douglas IN air logan attended the called session of congress in july ly afterward joined the troops going to the front lie hii IP tho llast bittic of kaii item ruing to his 1 ho assisted iu raiding troops and september tho llast of illinois infantry was organized login as colonel 3 lie was hindu general and siege of corinth as of the first goneril Gc judelia Jud jlia divis ton when alio to take bagin in the fall of login was in command of alic first division ot the right wing of thirteenth corps on the arrival ol 01 ahti at december 31 iba alic seventeenth army corps was organized and on january 11 goneril Gc logan was assigned to alic third division in which iio lie until alie of vicksburg when lie was to 10 lo ol 01 the fifteenth army corps in tho movements about vicksburg from february until july 4 when general surrendered general glogau with his command was actively engaged allom ATLANTA TO TUB SKI on ju y 2 W logan as commander pi alio army corps was ordered in pursuit of hie enemy south of atlanta in the hard fought baello abil followed mcpherson Mcl herson was killed and general bogan succeeded him in comm ind nt iho abuy of the tennessee alic success of lie batlle was accorded to by general report on january 20 the campaign of the was commenced tho movements being tor aliu purpose of encountering johnsona army of alic potomac alio command basius through columbia Columb ii goldsborough ind until 11 reached near which the surrender of johnson tool place aud tho was closed IN after tho celoso of the war general login was tho position of lluis ter to but declined in he was elected to congress as a froin the sit girao in illinois by a of in the congro is was ot the managers ot the impeachment of juluson Ju huson in alic next the forty arst congress logan to make his nark in various kinds ot legislative work in 1870 logan wis elected by the illinois la to the united slates to succeed lile lurd yates alter serving his term ho wi by tho who united aion tho lion r david dials as his but lio was again to succeed in 1879 lie lias always taken an active part in all the allon ot the senate and has introduced inina useful bills the general Is the fortunate po a charming wife choso whoso efforts have contributed ni tiiT lally to the success of his publeo career |