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Born at Mount Pleasant, Ohio,.: April 27, 1822 Entered West Point Military Academy 1839 Gradnated and entered the Army, 1848 Commissioned full Lleuttuant Sept. 30, 1845 Promoted to First Lieutenant Sept. S, 1847 Married to Miss Julia T. Deut August 1848 Promoted to Captain August 5, 1853 Resigued jniy 31, 185J Reported for duty to Govcruor Yates April 19, 1861 Made Colouel 2Ist Kegt. III. Vol June 17, 1801 Commissioned Brigadier General Vol Aug. 7, 1861 Battle or Belmont Noy. 7, 1861 Captured Fort llenry Feb. 6, 1864 Captured Fort Donelson Feb. 16, 1862 Battle oí Mii lei Aprll 6_7f 18tf2 Vlcksburg Captured j„iy 4, is3 Proinotd to Major General, Regular Arniy July, 1863 Battle of Chattanooga Noy. 34-25, 1863 Made Lieutenant General March 6, 1864 Moved 011 Kiclimond jjay 3 s; 1 Battle of the Wilderness "..May 5, 6, 7, 1864 Battle of Spottsylvania Court House May 9 to 12, 1864 Cold Harbor Jlne lf I864 1'et.r.vburg-flrst attack June 17( 1S64 Pett-rsburg- second assault jujy 30 iggi Hatcher's Run March 29.' 1865 Five Forks Apiil 1, 1865 Petersburg captured Aprn 1865 Richmond captured Apri 3f 1S65 Lee Snrrendered Aprn 9f iS65 Coniinissloned General juij g5, 1866 Made Secretary of War An j2 iS(fr Nominated Tor President at Chicago May 21, 1868 Renominated at Philadelphia june 5 1872 Retired from the Presldential oftice .Varch 5, 1877 Returued Tia San Francisco Sept.20, 1879 Received in Chitago Nov. 12 1879 Made a tonr in Mexico 1880 Second tour In Mexico 1881 Located in New York 1882 Placed on the retired lUt March 8, 1885 Dled at 8:08 o'clock Thursday, July 28, 1885, Aced C3 y'rs 2 months 26 days. " He sleeps liis last sleep, lio lias íought lus lus: battle. No sound ciin awake hlm to glory agaln."