Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . 8 he obtained leave of absence, and in August of that year was married to Julia R. Dent, of St. Louis. Their children were three sons aud one Grantserved at variousposts, and was madeCaptain in 1853 ; inthe following yearresigned his commis-sion and settled on afarm near St. the CivilWar began in April,1861, Grant was re-siding in Galena, Il-linois. He at onceoffered his servicesto the Government,and in June was ap-pointed Colonel ofthe 21 St Regim
Great Americans and their noble deeds; containing the lives of almost fifty of our nation's heroes and heroines .. . 8 he obtained leave of absence, and in August of that year was married to Julia R. Dent, of St. Louis. Their children were three sons aud one Grantserved at variousposts, and was madeCaptain in 1853 ; inthe following yearresigned his commis-sion and settled on afarm near St. the CivilWar began in April,1861, Grant was re-siding in Galena, Il-linois. He at onceoffered his servicesto the Government,and in June was ap-pointed Colonel ofthe 21 St Regiment ofIllinois Infantry,with which he wassent to Missouri. InAugust he was ad-vanced to a brigadier-general of volunteersand given commandof a district, and inNovember he foughtthe battle of BOYHOOD DAYS IN OHIO. j^ February, 1862, he captured Fort Henry, and ten days later Fort Donelson, with 14,326prisoners, for which \ictory he was made major-general of volunteers. In April Grant fought a two-days battle at Shiloh, amongst theseverest of the war, in which General A. S. Johnston, commanding the. GENERAL GRANT. 61 Confederate army, was killed. After various unsuccessful movementsagainst Vicksburg lasting several months, Grant crossed the Mississippiin April, 1863, defeated the enemy at Port Gibson and at Champion Hill,and drove them behind their intrenchments at Vicksburg, to which placehe laid siege. After many assaults the stronghold surrendered on July;4, 1863, with 31,600 prisoners and 172 cannon, and the Mississippi was-opened from its source to its mouth. In October Grant was ordered to Chattanooga, where he fought a
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