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$Bm''mW fyP!Pk., 'V : wwwmmsi&.'i A'W Vlf Mm9HMMPMMPi BISHOP & Co., BANKERS Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands. Draw Kxchango ou tUo JBanlc ol' California, S. J0 And their agents In NEW YORK, BOSTON, HONG KONG. Messrs. N. M. Rothschild &Son, London. The Commercial Dank Co., of Hjdnoy, London, The Commercial Hank Co., of Sydney, Svdncy. The Bank of New Zealand: Auckland, Chrlstchurch, and "Wellington. The Bank of British Columbia, Vic torla, B. 0. and Portland, Or. and Transact a General Banklug Business. GGH1y to gnMjj gaiUriht, Fledged to neither Beot nor Faitj, Bat established for th benefit of all. THURSDAY, NOV. 19, 1885. THIS EVENING'S DOINCS. Yoscmitc Skating Rink 7. Central Park Skating Rink, 7. Mystic Lodge, K. of P., 7:30. A WORTHY TRIBUTE TO CRANT. Gen. Logan's Addkess at tue Ghand Ahmv Memouial Sukvicks. Lndics and Gentlemen: Of Gen. U. S. Grant's early history I nm not prepared to speak. Of it I know nothing. Until in June, 1861, he wns a 9trangcr to me and I to him. I then met him in Springfield, the Capitnl of the State of Illinois. Sumter had fallen, and the first flush of victory had inspired the rebels with audacity and daring. The President of the United States had called upon the Governors of the States for volunteers, with whom to march against armed rebellion, in order that the honor of the Union might be maintained and popular Government perpetuated for the benefit of the present and coming generations. This appeal had met in the North, with such an outpour ing of loyal men in behalf of the country that the fires of patriotism were re-kindled, and burned so brightly upon the mountain top, on the prairies, and in the vales that like the rushing flames in fired stubble they swept everything be fore them. When I met Grant he was assisting the Governor of my own State in organizing her patri otic sons who were flocking to the Union standard that they might be led against the enemy. It was at this time that the 21st 111. was or ganized from troops who had enlisted for three months, but had not passed beyond the borders of the State. They were hesitating as to their re enlistment. All of them being from the Southern part of the State, whero I then resided, and with the most of whom I was acquainted, I was in vited to go to their camp and ad dress them, with the view of in ducing them to re-enlist. I did go, and made to them a speech as best I could, describing soldiers who would see service and wear scars of battle upon their persons, aud those who remained near their own homes, where no danger awaited them. Other addresses were made. Grant listened, but spoke not. The regi ment re-enlisted, and he was then and there made its Colonel. This was the starting point of his wonder ful military career. From this time, while Grant lived, we were close friends. Grant took command of his regiment and marched under orders into Missouri. He was soon thereafter made Brigadier-General, ranking from the 17th day of May. During this time I was engaged in raising a regiment which wus num bered the 31st 111. infantry. Under orders I was sent to Cairo," 111., where my regiment formed a part of a brigade that became a portion of Grant's first important command. Cairo was now his head quarters, where he employed all his time and energy in organizing and disciplining his troops. Wooden steamboats were converted into iron clads for offensive and defensive purposes. The sound of riveting the iron sheet? and the ringing of the hammer on the anvil and the light of the forge could be seen and heard both by day and night in grand preparation for "grim-visnged war." On the 7th day of Novem ber, 18G1, Grant fought the battle ot Jielmont, where he achieved a great victory against fearful odds. In February following ho moved up the Tennessee River and, in connec tion with the gunboats under com mand of Commodoro Foote, ad vanced upon and attacked Fort Henry, which fell into his hands. He at once moved forwnrd against Fort Donelson, where the uncondi tional surrender of the enemy's army of 15,000 men, 05 pieces of artillery, 17,000 8inall-armg, with enormous military supplies, gave Grant a great name as a military genius throughout the land and started him on his road to future glory. It was the demand made by him ou the commander of that stronghold for an unconditional surrender that fastened to hi m the cog nomen of "Unconditional Surrender Grant," by which he was afterward usually designated and known to all officers and soldiers, as well as citizens, throughout the war of the great rebellion, After this great aohlcvomcnt and his promotion to Major-Gcncral, by tho jealousy and littleness of his superior officer, who commanded the departmont at that time, Gen. Halleck, Grant was held at Fort Henry, the nest thing to an abso Into prisoner. It waB understood in many quarters at this time that Gen. Grant contemplated sondlng his resignation to the President. The enemy, however, under Gens. Albert Sydney Johnston, Beaure gard and others, having concen trated all the force they could col lect in the West nt the strategic point of Corinth, Miss., in order to meet tho contemplated advance of the Army of the Tennessee, now located at three points, Pittsburg, Savannah and Crump's Lauding, on tho banks of the Tennessee River, he was permitted again to take com mand of it. The forces of the army at that time numbered not more than 23,000 men. On the Cth of April, at Pittsburg Landing, his army was assaulted by the rebel forces under Johnston, estimated at over 50,000 men. The battle raged on all parts of the field from early inorn till darkness closed in over the scene. When the battle closed on that evening the enemy were in possession of all our camps. Both sides were, however, very much demoralized. During the night Gen. Lew Wallace, with 7,000 men, ar rived on the field from Crump's Landing; also the Army of the Center, commanded by Buell, with 20,000 men, crossed the Tennessee River, so as to be ready for action the next day. Grant had his line readjusted that night, and every thing in position for an early ad vance, which he had ordered for the next morning. Johnston, the commander of the rebel army, had fallen on the battlefield on the Cth. Beauregard was now in chief com mand. On the morning of the 7th, at early dawn, our forces moved forward to the contest. The battle began, and raged fiercely, the ad vantage through the day being somewhat in our favor until about I o'clock in the afternoon, when Grant in person led his hosts in a gallant charge, recapturing our old camp and driving the enemy pell mell from the Held. The enemy were in full retreat upon Corinth. Our army was filled with joy, and with shouts of triumph and victory bore the old starry banner of the Republic once more to the front. Gen. Halleck now came to Pitts burg Landing and took command of the army, placing Grant in a posi tion unassigncd, where he had no command whatever. Ilalleck's jeal ousy of Grant was so strongly ex hibited that it was noticeable by all. Grant was not even asked for suggestions or consulted as to any movements to be made. His sol dierly qualities under these circum stances were sorely tried. In fact, he was under a cloud ; no one could exactly explain or understand why. He again contemplated sending hi3 .resignation, but after coolly and quietly considering the matter his better judgment prevailed. We now, under command of Gen. Hal leck, commonly known in the army as "Old Brains," moved upon Corinth by a succession of intrench ed and fortified approaches, but so quietly and slowly that our array continued to augment until we had grown to be an army of over 100,000 men. The enemy was estimated at about the same number. The advice to our commander to attack the enemy either on his left or right flank was unheeded. The information given Grant, and by him to the commanding officer, that the enemy were evacuating their position, was laughed at by Halleck. I had myself become so thoroughly satisfied from information I .could not doubt that Beauregard was with drawing his whole force and eluding Halleck that I asked permission to move forward with my command, which at that time was one division. Finally, when Beauregard withdrew from the front of Halleck, it was done so quietly that when Corinth was entered there was hardly a trace of the enemy left. Halleck was soon thereafter ordered to the East and General Grant again placed in command ofthe Army of the Ten nessee. But his forces were so scattered up and down railroads and at different points, by the disposi tions made by the commanding Gen eral of the Department prior to his leaving, that his army amounted to a. very small force at any ono point. Soon Buell and Bragg started on a race through Tennessee and Ken tucky, marching at times on parallel roads and within hearing of each other. Grant was left to guard Buell's communications. Finally, when relieved from this duty, ho defeated Price nt Coriuth and on tho Hntchie and advanced south through La Grange and Oxford, and drove the enemy into the central part of the State of Mississippi. After this success ho was, under peremptory orders from Halleck, compelled to raako a retrograde movement. Prior to receiving this order he had sent Sherman upon an expedition against Vicksburg with 30,000 men, Intend ing to have moved on himself down through the central part of tho State In the rear of Vfckeburg, thereby cooperating with Sherman's force. Sherman's expedition failed. Grant now moved wl h all tho avail able force he had to Millikcn's Bend, just abovo Vicksburg. At this lime ho bad within his department about 120,000 mon, whom ho organized into Army Corps, numbered respec tively Thirteenth, Fifteenth, Six teenth, and Seventeenth, which were commanded respectively by McCler nand, Sherman, Hurlbut, and Mc Pherson. Hurlbut's Corps and part of Mc Clcrnnnd's were left at Memphis and other points on the river that his communications in the rear by way of the river should be kept open. The remainder of tho Thirteenth and the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Corps were put in camp at Lake Provi dence, Milliken's Bend, and Young's Point, just below and opposite Yazoo River. For months he was engaged in cutting canals at Luke Providence and opposite Vicksburg and else where, at the same time sending out expeditions in various directions over the country to ascertain, if possible, if there was any way to secure a foothold somewhere on the Yazoo River, above Maine's Bluff, so that an advance, might be made by dry laud on the north against Vicksburg. But in all of these movements a failure was tho result. About this time many people in the country began to lose confidence in Grant and clamor for his displace ment. The President of the United State?, however, heeded not the clamor of the multitude. Having implicit confidence in Grant, he said to those who came to him that he would trust him "a little longer." About this time Grant determined upon a plan which' was recognized by the military authorities of the country as wholly unmilitary and dangerous. They believed that it was military suicide and against all science of war. It was a movement, however, full of audacity and in its results showed the genius of the man planning it. He abandoned all his lines of communication and moved rapidly down the west side of tho Mississippi River to Bruens burg, a point four miles below Grand Gulf. At the same time he loaded seven transports with sup plies, and manned them with men selected from my command, then the Third Division' of the Seven teenth Corps, and ran them by the batteries of a hundred guns which vomited forth their fire and iron hail at them as they passed by. All passed safely except one. This being accomplished, he crossed the river, moving rapidly upon Port Gibson, where he met the eneury and defeated him. His forces amounted to 31,000 men, less in number than the enemy held encir cling Vicksburg inside their works. In rapid succession came the vic tories of Raymond, Jackson, Cham pion Hills, Black River, and the investment of Vicksburg. At Cham pion Hills the enemy received the severest defeat in its results that they had yet received up to that time. Halleck had written a letter to Grant directing him to leave Vicksburg alone and move clown to Port Hudson and assist Banks: he (Banks) being his superior officer, would then have been in command of the combined forces. After Port Hudsou should fall Halleck suggested that he should assail Vicksburg. Ilalleck's letter, how ever, came too late. Five battles had been fought, and Grant was crossing Black River and moving in the direction of Vicksburg. While these battles were being fought, Porter, with a gunboat fleet, passed up the Yazoo River and took posses sion of Haine's Bluffs, which had been evacuated in the meantime by the enemy. Thus it was that safe communication was reopened with Grant's army, and again he had a base of supplies. Pemberton was driven within the walls of Vicks burg and locked up, as it were, in that stronghold, with but GO days' rations. Grant had then completely turned the tables on the enemy, anil had Pemberton and his whole army within his grasp. On the 4th dny of July, 1803, the long and bloody siege came to its termination. Pemberton surrendered to Grant. Grant, at the head of a victorious army, entered tho city and planted the old flag upon the courthouse, whero it wns unfurled to the breeze amid the shouts of his gallant soldiers. In the cap ture of Vicksburg there were sur rendered to Grant 33,000 men, in cluding 17 general officers arid 170 cannon, the largest capture of men and munitions of war over made in any modern war up to that time, numbering the killed, wounded and captured. In the five battles, and including the siege of Vicksburg, Grant had killed, wounded and captured a .larger number of the enemy than his whole effective force numbered in this campaign. On tho 8th day of July, upon tho news rcaciungtlio occupants that Vicks burg had been captured, Port Hud son was surrendered., Thus tho backbone of the rebellion was broken, the so-called Confederacy was cut in two, and thereafter the majestic Mississippi rolled on "tin vexed to tho sea." Grant's loss in mmmmmmmemammmmMmm tho whole oampaign wns 8,000, killed, wounded nnd missing. Grant was now- applauded by the loyal people everywhere, and throughout tho Nation denominated tho mili tary genius of tho age. Even Hal leek joined in tho acclaim and tele graphed to Grant, commending him and comparing his operations with the grandest operations of Napoleon Bonaparte. Gen. Joseph E. Johnston had in the meantime concentrated a force at Jackson, Miss., nnd thereby was threatening the rear of Vicksburg. Grant nt once sent Sherman with a suitable force against Johnston. Ho moved immediately and did not hesitate to assail him. On the lGth day of July Johnston retreated to Alabama by way of Meridian. Soon the news came of the battle of Chickamauga. Rosccrans, having withdrawn his army within the Hues of Chattanooga, was cooped up, with Bragg in possession of his communications, and including the Tennessee River on his north, had him completely encircled, seem ingly in a position where he must sooner or later surrender for want of supplies, both for men and animals. Grant was now ordered by the President of the United States to take command of that de partment. His first act was to as sign Thomas to the command of the department nnd the Army of the Cumberland in place of Rosccrans. His next was to telegraph Thomas to hold Chattanooga at all hazards ; that he would bo there as soon as possible. To which old Gen. Thomas replied : "1 will hold the town till we starve." On the 23d of October, 18G3, Grant reached Chattanooga. Burnsidc wasatKnox ville. Sherman was on his way from Vicksburg with all the avail able force at his command, and Hooker was moving from the cast with two corps. A column of the enemy moved against Knoxville. By the 18th of November Grant had his forces well in hand and ready for an assault. Rains and storms prevented this for a few days ; but on the 23d he assaulted Lookout Mountain, the men climbing from crag to crag, and from tree to tree, until finally they were on the crest of the ridge ; the rebels retreated, and they planted the flag of the Republic thereon. The 24th and 25th the battle of Mission Ridge was fought and the enemy com pletely routed. A portion of the armies of the East and West and Center, combin ing, fought side by side, bravely as men ever fought. Passing through the dangers of that great battle linked them together in bonds of friendship which have lasted until now. After he had defeated Brace, and driven him back from this stronghold, Grant commenced maturing plans for the great final campaigns. Ho began by orderiug Sherman back to Vicksburg; also a large force to march from Corinth down along the railroad to Jackson, destroying the road as they went. Sherman was ordered with his force from Vicksburg in the direction of Meridian, in order that the railroad and lines of communication in that part of the country might be des troyed, so that when he commenced his campaign in contemplation he could withdraw nil the troops from there and concentrate them into one grand army to march against the enemy in the center. The troops under Thomas were assisting in guarding tho railroads and lines of communication north from Chattanooga and west to De catur. He directed Thomas, while the railroads were being destroyed from Corinth to Vicksburg south and east from Vicksburg, to keep up a continuous demonstration in the enemy's front, so as to deceive him into the belief that an advance was to be made very soon. He also directed me to co-operate with Thomas. I then being in command of the Fifteenth Corps, with my headquarters at Iluntsville, Ala., sent a force by his orders in the direction of Rome, Ga. At the same time wc were notified to be ready at the earliest possible moment in the Spring for a general advance. His idea was then to move from Chatta nooga to Atlanta, and then to Mo bile, unless something should inter vene in the meantime to change tho plan and force him to move in the direction of Savannah from Atlanta. Grant said in a letter during that Winter that sharp fighting would occur in the Spring, and if our army was successful tho war would bo ended in a year. 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