Mrs. Mary S. Logan
“ Out of the Shadow”Mrs. Mary S. Logan
A devoted soldier’s wife, Mary Logan would be an eye witness to one of the greatest
conflagrations of American history, the Civil War. Mrs. Logan was understandably proud of her
husband’s accomplishments, but she emerged from his shadow to become a prominent
power in Washington. Meet Mrs. Mary S. Logan, wife of General and Senator John A. Logan,
as she reminisces how she met and married the Illinois native. She would be the sometimes
not so silent partner as he ascended the political ladder. After his death, she would emerge as
a force not to be taken lightly in Washington.
This program was commissioned by the General John A. Logan Museum of Murphysboro, IL
