Cook County IL Archives News.....Mrs George M Pullman Tribute 1921
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Journal Of IL State Historical Society, Vol 14 1921
EXTRACTS FROM MRS. JOHN A. LOGAN'S TRIBUTE TO MRS. PULLMAN.

Chicago has lost one of her most loyal and philanthropic citizens. In the 
winter of 1862 at Memphis, Tennessee, I first met Miss Harriet Sanger, the 
beautiful daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Sanger of Chicago. Sherman's Army was 
mobilizing in that city, preparing for the siege and capture of Vicksburg, the 
Gibraltar of the Mississippi River. General Logan was then in command of the 
3d division of the 17th Army Corps, commanded by Major-General J. B. 
McPherson. It is safe to say no more magnificent a body of men than these 
stalwart volunteer officers and men were ever assembled. The officers were 
busy all day organizing and training troops for the gigantic movement in the 
early spring. But in the evening they participated in the social functions 
which are always given for officers at a military post. Miss Sanger as a most 
charming and fascinating young woman, had scores of admirers. I frequently 
chaperoned her, as in those days no young lady appeared at any social or 
dramatic entertainment without a chaperon. With escort of officers, we rode 
through the fathomless mud during the occupation of the city, accompanied by 
the troops on horseback, from hospital to hospital, laden with all sorts of 
delicacies for the sick and wounded men who had not been sent north after the 
siege of Donelson, Pittsburgh Landing, Corinth, and the tedious marches before 
reaching Memphis. Miss Sanger distributed with her own hands thousands of 
dollars worth of relief to the unfortunate soldiers of 1862. In due time we 
were ordered north. Miss Sanger taking with her the admiration and heart of 
more than one gallant officer and the gratitude of many soldiers. As soon as 
she reached Chicago she joined the army of women workers for the Union 
soldiers of the Sanitary Commission, as the wife of Mr. George M. Pullman 
found her unchanged in her generous work for the unfortunate. Increase in 
wealth only served to inspire her to multiply her charities, encouraged by her 
generous and indulgent husband and finding opportunity on every hand after the 
great conflagration of Chicago in 1871. Early and late she was found on her 
errands of mercy to the homeless, her own home sheltering for days many who 
had lost their all. Charity was not her only, though the greatest of her 
virtues. Every enterprise for the advancement of any good thing for Chicago 
received from her enthusiastic support. She had traveled extensively; her home 
was filled with art treasures and articles of historic interest. One very 
remarkable characteristic was her talent for making her home attractive. She 
was ever ready to supplement her husband's fondness for entertaining and it is 
probably true that they entertained more distinguished people of our own and 
other countries in their own home than have any other private persons in the 
United States. Chicago owes to Mrs. Pullman's memory a full measure of 
gratitude for what she did in the long ago and up to the day of her death 
towards maintaining its reputation for progress and hospitality.


Additional Comments:
Source: Journal of the Illinois State Historical Society, Published Quarterly 
by the Illinois State Historical Society, Springfield, Illinois. Vol. 14 April-
July, 1921 No. 1-2.

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