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'''John Alexander Logan, Sr.''' (February 9, 1826 – December 26, 1886), also known as '''Black Jack''', was an American General and a prominent Democrat-turned-Republican politician. He participated in the [[Mexican War|Mexican–American War]] and served in the Union Army in the [[American Civil War]]. Logan was later a U.S. senator from Illinois and candidate for Vice President of the United States during the [[United States presidential election, 1884|1884 presidential election]].
'''John Alexander Logan, Sr.''' (February 9, 1826 – December 26, 1886), also known as '''Black Jack''', was an American General and a prominent Democrat-turned-Republican politician. He participated in the [[Mexican War|Mexican–American War]] and served in the Union Army in the [[American Civil War]]. Logan was later a U.S. senator from Illinois and candidate for Vice President of the United States during the [[United States presidential election, 1884|1884 presidential election]].
==Political career==
==Political career==
[[File:John Logan.jpg|right|Gen. John Logan.]]
Until the 1860s, Logan was a registered member of the [[Democratic Party]], and became a Republican out of support for the policies of the [[Radical Republicans]].<ref>Jones, John Pickett (1982). [https://books.google.com/books?id=IpkCCUxeyW8C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois], p. 2–3. ''Google Books''. Retrieved November 25, 2021.</ref> He always held a disdain for the [[Confederacy]], forcefully denouncing them as traitors who instigated bloodshed and chaos.
Until the 1860s, Logan was a registered member of the [[Democratic Party]], and became a Republican out of support for the policies of the [[Radical Republicans]].<ref>Jones, John Pickett (1982). [https://books.google.com/books?id=IpkCCUxeyW8C&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false John A. Logan: Stalwart Republican from Illinois], p. 2–3. ''Google Books''. Retrieved November 25, 2021.</ref> He always held a disdain for the [[Confederacy]], forcefully denouncing them as traitors who instigated bloodshed and chaos.