John Alexander "Black Jack" Logan
1826-1886
Statesman - Orator - Volunteer General

John A. Logan who helped organized the 31st Illinois Volunteers was pro-Southern before the outbreak of the war. Deciding the "Union must prevail", he joined the Northern cause and during the war become a general. He was a Senator from Illinois from 1871-77 and from 1879-1886. He was a candidate for the vice-presidency of the US during the 1884 election campaign.

Visit the Illinois State Military Museum on the web for photos of exhibits and more information about John A. Logan.

Photos & a biography of John Alexander Logan can be found at John A. Logan Community College's WWW site [The college is in Carterville, IL]

A few references about John Logan

Compiled from Illinet On-Line, the on-line catalog of over 800 Illinois libraries.

• See also: John A. Logan College's Recommended Reading about John Logan
• AUTHOR: Logan, Olive, 1839-1909.
  TITLE: A living queen in American history: Mrs. John A. Logan. Being a biographical sketch of a notable career, compiled from family data, and the records of the press during thirty years. Transcribed by Roger Q. Kimmel, Murphysboro, Illinois June 8, 1948, from copy acquired by him from an antique dealer.
  FORMAT: 23 L. 28 cm. DATE: 1900
  SUBJECT: Logan, Mary Simmerson Cunningham, 1838-1923.
• AUTHOR: Eidson, William Gene, 1936-
  TITLE: John Alexander Logan : hero of the volunteers / by William Gene Eidson.
  FORMAT: iii, 384 leaves. DATE: 1967
  SUBJECT: Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886. Illinois--Politics and government United States--Politics and government--1865- United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Campaigns and battles
• AUTHOR: Jones, James Pickett.
  TITLE: Black Jack: John A. Logan and southern Illinois in the Civil War era. Black Jack. Southern Illinois in the Civil War.
  PUBL.: Tallahassee, Florida State University,
  FORMAT: xvii, 314 p. maps, ports. 24 cm. DATE: 1967
  SERIES: Florida State University studies. no. 51
  SUBJECT: Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886.
• AUTHOR: Jones, James Pickett.
  TITLE: John A. Logan, stalwart Republican from Illinois.
  PUBL.: Tallahassee : University Presses of Florida,
  FORMAT: xii, 291 p. : ports. ; 24 cm. DATE: 1982
  SUBJECT: Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886. United States. Congress--Biography. Legislators--United States--Biography. United States--Politics and government--1865-1883
• AUTHOR: Jones, James Pickett.
  TITLE: Black Jack : John A. Logan and Southern Illinois in the Civil War era; with a foreword by John Y. Simon.
  PUBL.: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press,
  FORMAT: xxiii, 314 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. DATE: 1995
  SERIES: Shawnee books ;
  SUBJECT: Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886. United States. Army--Biography Generals--United States--Biography. Illinois--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
• AUTHOR: Kent, Gary W. (Gary Wayne)
  TITLE: Evolution of change : the ideological migration of John A. Logan during the Civil War era, as evidenced in his public speaking
  FORMAT: 2 v. (ii, 458 leaves, bound) ; 29 cm. DATE: 1989
  SUBJECT: Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886--Political and social views. United States. Army--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Officers-- Biography. Generals--Illinois--Biography. Dissertations--SIUC--Speech Communication
• AUTHOR: Cottingham, Carl D., Jones, Preston Michael. Kent, Gary W. (Gary Wayne)
  TITLE: General John A. Logan : his life and times
  PUBL.: Carbondale, Ill. : American Resources Group,
  FORMAT: 27, (2) p. : ill. ; 28 cm. DATE: 1989
  SERIES: American kestrel books
  SUBJECT: Logan, John Alexander, 1826-1886--Biography. United States. Army--Biography Generals--United States--Biography.
• AUTHOR: Illinois. Infantry. 31st Regiment, 1861-1865.by W.S. Morris, L.D. Hartwell, J.B. Kuykendall ; with a foreword by John Y. Simon.
  TITLE: History : 31st Regiment Illinois Volunteers : organized by John A. Logan
  PUBL.: Herrin, Ill. : Crossfire Press,
  FORMAT: xv, 236 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm. DATE: 1991
  SUBJECT: Illinois. Infantry. 31st Regiment, 1861-1865. United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Regimental histories

Thanks to Larry Ligget who wanted more information about John A. Logan and to John A. Logan Community College for sharing history about the General.

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