Black Jack Logan: “Suffer Death Men, But Disgrace Never, Stand Firm.”

John Alexander Logan needs no introduction to students of the Civil War. Known as Black Jack because of his dark hair and eyes, and his swarthy complexion, he was a hard-fighting subordinate of generals Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman, a politician, and a key player in the establishment of Decoration Day. Here's a story about him, related to the 1862 Battle of Fort Donelson.
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[@bradreeg9723]

It isn't strictly accurate to say Logan became a politician after the war. He held several public offices beforehand, and was a congressman at the beginning of the war.

[@martinmeltzer2696]

General Logan has long been one of my favorite Union commanders. Resolute in defense. Relentless in attack.

[@MrThebirddog]

Me thinks that the General knew, and wanted his words to be remembered many years later. Most people are forgotten the day of their death. He accomplished many things

[@kiel4]

Heroics must run in the family. The Major Gen. son, Major John Logan, won the Medal of Honor yrs later in Philippine-American War.

[@williammckern1442]

Solon = "Soul-un." The second syllable rhymes with "bun." Solon was an Athenian lawmaker and soldier of ancient Greece. His name is used now as a noun to mean a skillful legislator. Logan had been an Illinois state representative and a U.S. representative from Illinois before the Civil War.

[@johnmartin2502]

There's a neighborhood in Chicago called Logan Square. I believe it's his namesake.

[@bradreeg9723]

Greetings from Logan Square! After the war Logan was practicing law in Chicago for a while. He made some real estate investments in Jefferson Township, which includes the Logan Square neighborhood. The neighborhood, and Logan Boulevard indeed named after him.

[@edwardtowle1563]

I have a 1st edition life of Logan signed by the author Dawson. It's too cadet John a Logan jr. 1884. It's one of my favorites in my library

[@tzazarizona2676]

Received autumn edition of MI, an excellent magazine of great quality, thanks for a great read.

[@tzazarizona2676]

Great mini bio, we Americans have been honored to have had men like Black Jack.

[@timgeist1574]

Yours was an excellent reading, thank you.

[@keithwhittington1322]

Logan was the best non-West Point general in the war.

[@williamlorenzen9113]

Nathan B. Forrest?