Show A LOGAN A brief sketch of his deemark ablo john A logan was born in jackcon county illinois february 9 1826 iii father dr jolin logan lid come from ireland in and his mother elizabeth jankins was a native of tennessee young logan wap educated by his father at leoine in the common cli and louisville university at the outbreak oatlie j mexican arr lie enlisted as a ant in the first illinois regiment and nasr to a lieutenancy for boine time lit eared ni adjust nt and of his lucent turning Ko homo in the fall if 1818 18 18 he engaged in alie eludy of law with liis uncle the late lieutenant governor alexander M jencine of illinois in november 1819 18 19 ho was elected clerk of the courtn of his native county and did not engage in the practice of law until 1857 hen lie graduated from alie law department of alic louisville louisvilla Louis villa university he was elected to state in 1852 53 egand prosecuting attorney of the third judicial district from 1853 to 57 having mcneile been a critic presidential elector in 1830 in 1838 ly elected a of Con gnia in yar ho took an active part in the presidential campaign as champion of stephen A while attending a special bession in july mr lc gan the that marched to meet lie enemy it lull atun jhc thc bittl o ehst nann g rc horcut in Cong be le L e caina colonel of the illinois illinoi Illi noi Hegi in 1861 col logan had lis slot figuni nicki liim in nie fifel battle at hilmont Hc lmont he led ins in the on foit hann ard ast wounded at fort Doii nelion on iiii esrov cry lie reported for duty to general grant at hiis a landing and in idich was made a ariga dier gendral he participated in the movement on corinth and boiu ano third division army corej in ot thern mississippi campaign with fu h bravery ard ability eliat lio v to jmajor ov n took a prominent part in alie actions at port citison Gi tison raymond jackson and champion hill having by icib personal valor the day al raymond in the ainge al vicksburg logan commanded on center made the desault after the explosion otlee mine juna 25 1863 and fiig column was alic first to antor the city after UK lurrender and h wai made military governor in 1862 logan uc ceded general sharman in command of the corps lee the at repulsed at dallas and routed eamy at Moun tian after the fall at atlanta ho succeeded to the command of the army of tho and served in that capacity till tho celoso of the war having the appointment of minister to mexico in logan wae elected as a republican to the fortieth forty birtt and forty spond congress but bufore taking hie beat in the last lr was united states donator and took liis seat as such march 4 1871 at the of his term march 3 1877 lie r the practice of law at chicago but lio was again elected in 1885 in 1884 ho ans tha republican candidate for vico prisident of the united and was deflated LOI T anft 01 the earliest member of G A R and at the national encampment in philadelphia january 15 he was elected commander in chief in which capacity he berv ed until alic meeting ofalie fourth encampment in D C may 11 1870 ahn he wag uc by the into gendral ambrose E to denoral logan belongs alie honor of lii liing may as a memorial day on which the of d cassed soldiers are decorated with flags and holcie his order setting apart the day w issued in may |