LOGAN, JOHN ALEXANDER

(182686), Civil War general and senator; 6. Jackson County, Tll.; d. Washington, D.C. He fought in the Mexican War of 1846 as a youth of twenty, after a primary education at Shiloh College, and from a private became first licutenant. After the war he continued his education, graduating from Louisville University, and studied law. He entered the Tllinois legislature in 1852, served as prosecuting attorney, and went to Congre in 1858 as a Douglas Democrat. In 1861 he was in the army again, resigning his seat to take part in the Civil War as colonel of a regiment oi Tilinois volunteers. He shared in the fighting at Belmont, Fort Henry, Fort Donetson (where he was wounded), Port Gibson and Raymond, Jackson, Champion Hill, Vicksburg, the fall of Atianta, and in the Carol in as. In the course of the war he was in command as major-general of the Seventeenth and Fifteenth Corps, and temporarily headec the Army of the Tenne ee in 1864 The post-war period found him in Con: gre again, 1867-71, as a Republican also as one of the participants in the impeachment of President Andrew John: son, and as*Commander-in-Chief of th« Grand Army of the Republic, 1868-71 1871, serving till 1877 and was shortl; after re-elected to that chamber, where he made many notable speeches. 1884 he was a Republican candidate i competition with James G. Blaine fo: the Presidency, and upon _ Blaine’ nomination was chosen as candidate fo: Vice-President. With the defeat o the Republican ticket in that year h was again elected to the Senate. Blain said of him that no man in Amerie: had achieved greater distinction i following both a military and legislativ: career, LOGAN, MRS. JOHN ALEXANDEE (1839-1923), wife of General John A Logan, to whom she was married in 1856 During the Civil War she frequentt: visited General Logan at the battle fron and was active in relief work among th wounded. Following the death of he husband in 1886 she wrote much 0: civil subjects. She was also a worl wide traveler and accumulated; valuable group of war trophies. He son, Major John A. Logan, Jr., wa killed in the Philippines in 18989.