In June 1861, with hope of compromise gone, Logan published a pro-Union letter in a Springfield, Illinois newspaper and
In April Fort Sumter is attacked and the Civil War began. Despite this Logan continued to search for compromise
After Lincoln’s reelection Logan, who was in Illinois campaigning for the President, returned to command the XVth Corps in
On July 22, 1864, McPherson was killed in the early stages of the Battle of Atlanta. Logan, now commanding
His skills as a commander during the Battle of Champion Hill, a part of the Vicksburg Campaign, in May
Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in January 1863 which Logan accepted as necessary. His attitudes toward slavery and African
After just two months of training the 31st’s first battle was at Belmont, Missouri in November. Grant complimented both
In August 1861 Col. John A. Logan raised the 31st Illinois Infantry. When the 31st mustered-in in September Logan
In July 1861 Logan asked President Lincoln for permission to raise a regiment. The President’s only request was that
Logan’s first military experiences came in 1847-1848 in the Mexican-American War as a member of Co. H 1st Regiment
