. Thirty years in Washington; or, Life and scenes in our national capital. Portraying the wonderfuloperations in all the great departments, and describing every important function of our national go vernment ... With sketches of the presidents and their wives ... from Washington's to Roosevelt's administration . Hayes — avIio mean-time had returned to Ohio to recover from his wounds — hecalled upon Governor Tod, and told him of McKinleysbravery. Let Mclvinley be promoted from sergeant to lieuten-ant, said the Avar governor of Ohio. He was made first lieutenant in 18(33, was promoted to acaptai
. Thirty years in Washington; or, Life and scenes in our national capital. Portraying the wonderfuloperations in all the great departments, and describing every important function of our national go vernment ... With sketches of the presidents and their wives ... from Washington's to Roosevelt's administration . Hayes — avIio mean-time had returned to Ohio to recover from his wounds — hecalled upon Governor Tod, and told him of McKinleysbravery. Let Mclvinley be promoted from sergeant to lieuten-ant, said the Avar governor of Ohio. He was made first lieutenant in 18(33, was promoted to acaptaincy in 1804, and acted as aid-de-camp on GeneralSheridans staff. He was always fearless in the dischargeof his duties however dangerous or severe. One month be-fore President Lincoln was assassinated McKinley receiveda document which is still one of his most cherished posses-sions, his commission as brevet major of United States Vol-unteers. It reads: For gallant and meritorious services at the battles ofOpequan, Cedar Creek, and Fishers Hill. And it is signed Abraham Lincoln. Major McKinley was mustered out of service in July,1865. On his return to Poland it was a serious questionwhat business he should follow. It is said that a propositionto remain in the army and continue his military career did. MCKINLEYS FIRST CASE IN COURT. 727 not meet with the approval of his father. However this maybe, it is certain that the attractions of army life were over-come, and he decided to enter the legal profession. His oldappetite for study returned, and he began the study of lawwith a man who was esteemed for his high character, JudfjeCharles E. Glidden, whose, office was in Youngstown. Heentered upon his law course with all the earnestness thatcharacterized his school-boy days, and became again an ex-cessive burner of the proverbial midnight oil. Once ortwice a week he would go to Youngstown to recite to JudgeGlidden or his partner. Even then he was known to thepeople of Poland and it
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