Show OF or THE HOTTE HOUR some aro are born great some sonic achieve VO greatness ess and some sonic have greatness thrust upon them olt SENATOR LOGAN A STALWART STATESMAN ESMAN john A logan was born in jackson county illinois february 1826 his education was received in a common school ho ile served in the blex mexican ican war first as a private but was afterwards made mide quartermaster with the of first lieutenant in 1849 1949 h lie began his career in politics as clerk of the court of his native county he ile afterwards attended the louisville Uni university venity from irli whence ence he lie was graduated in 1852 admitted to the bar he soon made a reputation and was elected to the state legislature of illinois in 1852 53 56 and 57 and was prosecuting attorney from 1853 to 1857 he ile I was vas elected to congress ress in in 1858 and again in 1860 aut but resigned on the outbreak of the war and entered the union army in september 1861 he be was made colonel of his regiment the thirty first finst illinois which he lie led into battle at belmont two months afterwards colonel logan was wounded at fort donelson he subsequently resumed bis his military duties and was promoted to the rank of brigadier genera general in which capacity he fought at pittsburg landing and in the west until november ov ember 1862 when he was made major general his ilis services in the field continued useful and brilliant and on the death of general mcpherson he lie was given con command imand of the army of the tennessee when beneral general 00 howard relieved him in in this position he be returned to the command of his corps which he lie led until the fall of atlanta after this event he retired awhile from the army to engage in the political struggle then pending but returned to military life upon general shermans Sher mans arrival at savannah after his wonderful march to the sea here he resumed his former position and in may 1865 succeeded howard as commander of the army of tho the tennessee upon the termination of the war he be resigned his commandant comman command dand and in november 1865 was nominated as minister to mexico he however declined the honor lionor after serving two terms in congress he be was made united states senator in 1871 1111 and is now low as fro from in the first prominent in that capacity as an uncompromising party man |