Show JOHNI 1000 a baji 13 1 john A logan was born in 1 Jac jaceton itson county illinois Illi aole february 9 1 1828 1826 ilia 1 father dr john john login logan had come from ireland in 1823 and hie his mother elizabeth jenkins was 4 native of tennessee Tenn esiee young logan i wilt wa educated by hie his father at home in the common schools school sand and at the louisville university at the out break of the mexican war he enlisted as a private in the he first illinois dext I 1 ment and was promoted to a lieuten houton aucy for foursome bome time ho lie serve served d as adjutant and quartermaster of bis his regiment returning home in the fall rail of 1848 he engaged in the study I 1 of f law with his hi uncle the late ate lieutenant governor alexander 31 jen i kins kinso of illinois in november 1849 he wa was elected clerk orthe or the court courts of his native county and did not engage in the practice of law until 7 arbea he graduated from the law department of the louisville ue he wae was elected to the lure in 1852 1832 53 and 57 and was prosecuting attorney of ot tho the third judicial dietrict district from IM 1853 to 57 having meanwhile been a democratic presidential elector in iii in 1858 and 1860 he was successively elected a member of congress in the latter ear leaf ho he took an active active part in the presidential campaign as Is champion of Step stephen A douglas while attending atten dins a pedal session of Coil congress gress in july 1801 mr logan joined the troops that marched to meet the enemy at bull run and was a among the last to leave that field f fi disaster ay ing resigned his seat at in concrete congress he lie became colonel colone 1 I ef of the alet illinois in 1861 1801 col logan had hia his horseshoe horse shot from under him in bis his first battle at belmont lie led bis his regi mentin the attack on fort henry and was severely wounded at fort donnelson on his recovery be reported for duty to general grant at pittsburg landing and tn in march 1802 1862 was made a brigadier general ie je participated in the movement on corinth and commanded the third division army corps Corp sin in grants northern with ouch uch distinguished bravery and ability y that helas promoted to major beneral nov 1862 he ile took a prominent part in the actions at port jibson raymond jackson and champion hill having by his per onal ional valor talor saved the day at raymond in the siege at vicksburg logan login commanded mcphersons center made the assault after the emple ilon of the mine june 2 and his column was the first to enter the ity rity after its surrender and he was made military pry governor thereof in a november r 1863 logan succeeded general sherman in command of the fifteenth corps led the a advance idy at resaca repulsed at dallas ind ad routed the enemy at st Kenesaw after the fall fill of me pherson at at atlanta he succeeded to the command of the army of the fennessee renn essee and served arvied in that capacity till ill the close of the wai war having declined the appointment of minister Il nister to mexico coja jn 1865 logan was vas successfully elected as s a republican to the it mt and forty second congress bat belore VW 0 ib taking bis his seat in the thelast he be was e acted united states senator and t ok his seal such march at the expiration of bis hie term march marh he resumed the practice 0 of f law javi v at chicago but he was again elected to the senate in 1879 and re elected in 1885 in 1884 he was the le publican candidate for vice ilent dent of the united states and was defeated general lo logan loan an was one of the earliest bemb members s of the ilia GR gallad ad tt it the second national encampment in philadelphia january he lie a as elected in la chief in which capacity ty be served until the meeting of the fourth encampment in washington D C may 11 1870 1 when be he was succeeded bythel by the lale f ambrose K E burnside to general genral logan belongs the hon honor r 0 of f I 1 may blay auth as a me memorial moria 0 I 1 day on which the graves of deceased decease d soldiers cM are decorated with flags an and d flowers his order apart the day was issued in may |