LIFE AND SERVICES OF GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN 1887 HC/1st Civil War Illustrated RARE

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LIFE AND SERVICES OF GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN 1887 HC/1st Civil War Illustrated RARE:
$39.00

LIFE AND SERVICES OF GEN. JOHN A. LOGAN, 1887.

\"As Soldier and Statesman\" or \"The Warrior Statesman\"

Written by George Francis Dawson, Ex-Librarian of the United States Senate, etc.. Published by Belford, Clarke & Company, Chicago and New York. FIRST EDITION. Date on Title Page matches copyright date. All580 pages are assumed present and attached that includes an Addenda and Appendices I and IIwith eulogies in the US Congress upon his death. Frontispiece of General Logan with tissue guard and facsimile signature. Facsimile letter authorizing the book\'s publication follows title page. Illustrations sporadically throughout. No dust jacket. \"As Soldier and Statesman\" is on the title page;\"The Warrior Statesman\" is on the front cover.

Approximate Dimensions: 6.75\" x 9.5\"

Condition Description: forest green cloth hardcover book. Front cover has bright crisp gilt and black blind-stamping of the title and General Logan in battle. Vibrant Union unit Flag in upper right corner of the front cover. Both front and rear covers have beveled edges, some with wear. Corners are rounded, some are worn. Spine is strong and firm with crisp but slightly faded gilt lettering and US Cavalry crossed sabers. Head and base are rubbed. Interior front and rear gutters havegauze visible under the period floral pastedowns. Tear on pages 167-168. Finger smudges and dirt on pages intermittently throughout the book. Book does have a slight musty smell but it is not overwhelming and does not detract from the overall ambiance of this 128 year old book!

John Alexander Logan (February 9, 1826 – December 26, 1886) was an American soldier and political leader. He served in the Mexican-American War and was a General in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a State Senator, a Congressman, and a U.S. Senator and was an unsuccessful candidate for Vice President of the United States with James G. Blaine in the election of 1884. As the 3rd Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, he is regarded as the most important figure in the movement to recognize Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) as an official holiday.

Logan fought at Bull Run as an unattached volunteer to a Michigan regiment, and then returned to Washington, resigned his congressional seat, and entered the Union army as Colonel of the 31st Illinois Volunteers, which he organized. He was known by his soldiers with the nickname \"Black Jack\" because of his black eyes and hair and swarthy complexion, and was regarded as one of the most able officers to enter the army from civilian life. He served in the army of Ulysses S. Grant in the Western Theater and was present at the Battle of Belmont, where his horse was killed, and at Fort Donelson, where he was wounded. Soon after the victory at Donelson, he was promoted to brigadier general, as of March 21, 1862. Major John Hotaling served as his chief of staff. During the Siege of Corinth, Logan commanded first a brigade and then the 1st Division of the Army of the Tennessee. In the spring of 1863, he was promoted to major general to rank from November 29, 1862.

In Grant\'s Vicksburg Campaign, Logan commanded the 3rd Division of James B. McPherson\'s XVII Corps, which was the first to enter the city of Vicksburg in 1863, and after its capture, Logan served as its military governor. In November 1863 he succeeded William Tecumseh Sherman in command of the XV Corps; and after the death of McPherson he commanded the Army of the Tennessee at the Battle of Atlanta (July 22, 1864) until relieved by Oliver O. Howard. He returned to Illinois for the 1864 elections but rejoined the army afterward and commanded his XV corps in the Carolinas Campaign.

In December 1864, Grant became impatient with George H. Thomas\'s performance at Nashville and sent Logan to relieve him. Logan was stopped in Louisville when news came that Thomas had completely smashed John Bell Hood\'s Confederate army in the Battle of Nashville.

Logan had been disappointed when Howard was given permanent command of the Army of the Tennessee after McPherson\'s death, and Sherman arranged for Logan to command the army during the May 1865 Grand Review in Washington.

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