g Lee
narrowed itself down to a siege of Petersburg. Grant perceived that his
only hope lie in literally starving the Confederate army out by cutting
off all resources as far as practicable. Lee attempted to draw off
attention toward Washington, but General Sheridan drove Early out of the
Shenandoah Valley, devastating the country to such an extent that it was
impossible to forage an army there should Lee attempt such a maneuver
again. Time wore away, and on the 9th of April, 1865, Grant captured the
Confederate army under Lee, thus virtually ending the war.

On July 25, 1866, he was made general of the United States army; the
rank having been created for him, he was the first to hold it. At the
next Republican Convention, Grant was nominated for President on the
first ballot, and was elected over Seymour, and was re-elected a second
term by an increased majority.

When his public services were finished he started in company with his
wife, son Jesse, and a few friends. They set sail from Philadelphia on
the 17th of May, 1877. They visited nearly all the countries of Europe,
and part of those of Africa and Asia. On this trip the Grant party were
the guests of nearly all the crowned heads of those foreign countries,
everywhere receiving the most exalted honors it has ever been the
pleasure of an American to enjoy, and on his return to the United
States they were the recipients of an ovation in many of the principal
cities of this country.

His success seems to have been the outgrowth of hard study and ability
to perform the most exhaustive labor without fatigue. The scenes of his
later days were clouded with the intrigues of a stock gambler, but the
stain that the Grant-Ward failure seemed likely to throw on the spotless
reputation of General Grant was wiped away when the facts were brought
to light, and a new lustre was added to his fame by the self-sacrifice
shown in the final settlement.

General Grant proved to be a writer of no low order, and his
autobiography is a very readable book. On July 23rd, 1885, the General
surrendered to a loathsome cancer, and the testimonials of devotion
shown the honored dead; and the bereaved family throughout the civilized
world, indicated the stronghold upon the hearts of the people held by
the dead General.

STONEWALL JACKSON.

The true name of this most remarkable man was Thomas Jonathan Jackson;
few people, however, would recognize by that name to whom was referred.