Maj. Gen. John A. Logan

Born: February 9, 1826

Murphysboro, Illinois

December 26, 1886

Washington, D.C.

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Senator John Logan from Illinois

Mexican-American War

1st Illinois Infantry - Commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant and acted as Regimental Quartermaster

1853-1854: Illinois House of Representative

1858-1860: Democrat in U.S. House of Representative

July 21, 1861: Battle of Bull Run - Fought as unattached volunteer in Michigan regiment

April 2, 1862: Resigned his Congressional seat

Entered Union Army as Colonel in the 31st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment

November 7, 1861: Battle of Belmont - Horse was shot out from under him

March 21, 1862: Promoted to Brigadier General in Volunteers

April 29 - May 30, 1862: Commanded a Brigade and then 1st Division of the Army of the Tennessee

Spring 1863: Promoted to Major General effective November 29, 1862

Vicksburg Campaign

Served as city's military governor after the fall of Vicksburg

Succeeded Gen. Sherman as commander of XV Corps

July 22, 1864: Battle of Atlanta

Assumed command of the Army of Tennessee after Maj. Gen. McPherson was killed

Logan was disappointed when Maj. Gen. Howard was given permanent command of the Army of the Tennessee

Sherman arranged for Logan to lead the army during the May 1865 Grand Review in Washington

1867-1871: U.S. House of Representative

1871-1877: U.S. Senate

1879-1886: U.S. Senate

Boatner, Mark M. III. The Civil War Dictionary. New York: David McKay, 1967. p 486-487

John A. Logan. 2 May 2021. web. 3 May 2021.

Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State, 1964. p 281-283