Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz

Picture courtesy of Jim Kuntz

John A. Logan was born to Dr. and John and Elizabeth Logan on February 9, 1826, on a 160-acre farm within present-day Murphysboro, Illinois. Logan was elected to the Illinois state legislature in 1852 by the Democratic party, and in 1858, he was elected to the United States Congress. He supported Stephen A. Douglas and bitterly attacked the views of Abraham Lincoln. At the onset of the Civil War, however, the pro-south Logan decided that "the Union must prevail." Believing firmly that a nation divided would not succeed, Logan fought for the North at Bull Run as a civilian and later rose to the rank of Major General in command of the Army of Tennessee. In 1884, Logan was an unsuccessful vice-presidential candidate teaming up with James G. Blaine on the Republican ticket, which lost to Democrat Grover Cleveland. General Logan died in 1886 and is buried at Soldier Cemetery in Washington D.C.

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