Life and Services of Gen. John A. Logan: As Soldier and Statesman

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Belford, Clarke, 1887 - 580 pages

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Battle of Big Kenesaw MountainThe
54
Another flank movement of the Army
70
Touching incident of the Atlanta cam
76
Another interludeLogan on the stump
86
Forcing the passage of the Little Sal
91
Striking incidents of Logans humanity
94
Logan the statesmanThe Cooper Union
105
The political campaign of 1865Logans
112
Congressman Logan after the warHis
116
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122
Logan elected commanderinchief of
123
Pensions for the War of 1812Logan
133
Logan in the campaign of 1868What
153
He is reelected to Congress
159
Removal of the capital to the Mississippi
166
Logans Army Reduction BillIt effects
172
His eulogy on General ThomasA fitting
178
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188
Penportrait of General LoganAnalysis
191
vivid description of the catastrophe
198
Senator Logan secures the prohibition
206
A legal incident in Logans career
217
Proposed transfer of the Indian Bureau
223
The footprints of parties on the avenues
229
A coincidence General Logan again
235
His great speech in 1879 on the Army
243
Republicans at Washington preparing
328
Resolutions of the State Republican
333
Grand serenade by the exsoldiers
342
General Logans journey to Minneapolis
359
Public interest in Logans victoryTele
366
His return to WashingtonSalute of 100
372
The Logan banquet in BostonA charac
378
sive partisanship Fair play
385
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389
Banqueted by the Logan Invincibles
398
Logan dined by the Philadelphia Clover
406
Logan on GrantAddress to the G A
412
Logans grand Memorial Day oration
413
The Payne senatorial election caseHal
427
His returnPublic receptions at St Paul
436
His graphic storiesHis estimate of Lin
449
Logan talks of Douglas and the war
455
Letters of condolence from notable per
465
Calumet Place in mourningThe guard
475
mourned the sad loss of Logan
482
ADDENDA
493
The charge that Logan murdered
499
Logan thrice refuses the crown
525
Logans brave Scottish ancestryMean
531
APPENDIX
545

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Bibliographic information

PealkiriLife and Services of Gen. John A. Logan: As Soldier and Statesman
AutorGeorge Francis Dawson
PublisherBelford, Clarke, 1887
Original fromHarvard University
Digitized17 sept. 2008
Length580 pages
  
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