Download or read book General Grant and the Rewriting of History written by Frank P. Varney and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2013-07-19 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “[A] marvelously bold new book . . . Grant was The Man Who Saved the Union. Varney’s invaluable book helps us understand why we remember him that way” (Emerging Civil War). In 1885, a former president of the United States published one of the most influential books ever written about the Civil War. The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant may be superbly written, Frank P. Varney persuasively argues in General Grant and the Rewriting of History, but is so riddled with flaws as to be unreliable. Juxtaposing primary source documents (some of them published here for the first time) against Grant’s own pen and other sources, Professor Varney sheds new light on what really happened on some of the Civil War’s most important battlefields. He does so by focusing much of his work on Grant’s treatment of Maj. Gen. William S. Rosecrans, a capable army commander whose reputation Grant (and others working with him) conspired to destroy. Grant’s memoirs contain not only misstatements but outright inventions to manipulate the historical record. But Grant’s injustices go much deeper. He submitted decidedly biased reports, falsified official documents, and even perjured himself before an army court of inquiry. There is also strong evidence that his often-discussed drinking problem affected the outcome of at least one battle. The first of two volumes on this subject, General Grant and the Rewriting of History aptly demonstrates that blindly accepting historical “truths” without vigorous challenge is a perilous path to understanding real history. “An invaluable addition to Civil War Studies and reference shelves . . . and a sharp caution against putting too much blind faith in any one person’s testimony, memoir, or historical accounting. Highly Recommended.” —Midwest Book Review

Download or read book General Grant and the Verdict of History written by Frank P Varney and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2023-03-10 with total page 303 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: General Ulysses S. Grant is best remembered today as a war-winning general, and he certainly deserves credit for his efforts on behalf of the Union. But has he received too much credit at the expense of other men? Have others who fought the war with him suffered unfairly at his hands? General Grant and the Verdict of History: Memoir, Memory, and the Civil War explores these issues. Professor Frank P. Varney examines Grant’s relationship with three noted Civil War generals: the brash and uncompromising “Fighting Joe” Hooker; George H. Thomas, the stellar commander who earned the sobriquet “Rock of Chickamauga”; and Gouverneur Kemble Warren, who served honorably and well in every major action of the Army of the Potomac before being relieved less than two weeks before Appomattox, and only after he had played a prominent part in the major Union victory at Five Forks. In his earlier book General Grant and the Rewriting of History, Dr. Varney studied the tempestuous relationship between Grant and Union General William S. Rosecrans. During the war, Rosecrans was considered by many of his contemporaries to be on par with Grant himself; today, he is largely forgotten. Rosecrans’s star dimmed, argues Varney, because Grant orchestrated the effort. Unbeknownst to most students of the war, Grant used his official reports, interviews with the press, and his memoirs to influence how future generations would remember the war and his part in it. Aided greatly by his two terms as president, by the clarity and eloquence of his memoirs, and in particular by the dramatic backdrop against which those memoirs were written, our historical memory has been influenced to a degree greater than many realize. It is beyond time to return to the original sources—the letters, journals, reports, and memoirs of other witnesses and the transcripts of courts-martial— to examine Grant’s story from a fresh perspective. The results are enlightening and more than a little disturbing.

Download or read book U S Grant s Failed Presidency written by Philip Leigh and published by . This book was released on 2019-03-03 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In U. S. Grant's Failed Presidency Philip Leigh examines the eighteenth President free from the hagiographic bias that has dominated books about Ulysses Grant during the past thirty years. Given his universal acclaim for having won the Civil War, no leader was better positioned to reunite the country "with malice toward none and charity for all" as the earlier martyred wartime President Abraham Lincoln intended. Unfortunately, Grant put personal and political party interests ahead of the country's needs. Although he personally profited from eight years in the White House, his Administration was laced with corruption and his Reconstruction policies left the South impoverished and burdened with racial unrest for more than a century. Comments on other Phil Leigh books: Southern Reconstruction Highly recommended. All public and academic levels and libraries. - Dr. Jerry Sanson, Chair: History and Political Science Department, Louisiana State University at Alexandria. The Confederacy at Flood Tide A highly readable history of a crucial period of the Civil War. - Frank Varney, author of General Grant and the Rewriting of History. Lee's Lost Dispatch This book is a keeper. - Joseph Rose, author of Grant Under Fire.

Download or read book Makers of American History General Grant written by James Grant Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book General Grant written by Matthew Arnold and published by . This book was released on 1966 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book In the Days of My Father written by Jesse Root Grant, II and published by . This book was released on 2021-04-07 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a front-row seat to titanic events of American history, Ulysses S. Grant's youngest son accompanied his father in the field during the Civil War, lived in the White House, and was with his parents on their post-presidency round-the-world tour. In this intimate account, Jesse Root Grant II recalls the company of the famous and powerful, including Abraham Lincoln, William Tecumseh Sherman and other generals, politicians in Washington, and royalty in Europe and the Middle East. He tells gossipy tales like the time when he caused a fuss with Queen Victoria and his meals with Oscar Wilde in France. A warm and close family, the Grants probably felt more at ease in each others' company than with anyone else. Jesse saw the great strains on his father during the war and even more so during the White House years. Few people realize that for sixteen unbroken years, Ulysses S. Grant shouldered tremendous responsibilities as general and president. Only during the round-the-world trip did Jesse finally see a marked change for the better in his father's mood and physical condition. In the 21st century, historians are taking a new view of Grant as general and as president. Far from being just a scandal-ridden president, out of his depth, his accomplishments are seen more favorably than they have been for a hundred years. Sit down with Jesse and see the days of his father through his eyes. "There is not a page of the story that does not contain something of keen human interest."-The Morning News "Illuminating indeed is the author's word-picture of General Grant's world tour."-The Courier Journal "This biography is exceedingly interesting...and a true understanding of a man whose courage and ability was universally admired."-The St. Louis Star and Times

Download or read book General Grant written by Matthew Arnold and published by Kent State University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text reproduces Arnold's essay of 1886 on Grant, and Twain's rejoinder to the Army and Navy Club of Connecticut. Arnold's essay praised Grant, but to many Americans its tone seemed patronizing of their hero and country.

Download or read book General Grant written by James Grant Wilson and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This biography of Ulysses S. Grant provides a compelling portrait of one of America's most celebrated military leaders and statesmen. The author traces Grant's life from his humble beginnings to his rise to prominence during the Civil War and his presidency. The book explores Grant's military campaigns, his struggles with alcoholism, and his contributions to the rebuilding of the nation after the war. The author also examines Grant's personal relationships, including his friendship with Mark Twain. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book Around the World with General Grant written by John Russell Young and published by . This book was released on 1879 with total page 778 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book U S Grant and the American Military Tradition written by Bruce Catton and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2015-11-03 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise biography of the legendary Union general and controversial US president from “one of America’s foremost Civil War authorities” (Kirkus Reviews). Pulitzer Prize–winning historian Bruce Catton explores the life and legacy of one of the nation’s most misunderstood heroes: Ulysses S. Grant. In this classic work, Grant emerges as a complicated figure whose accomplishments have all too often been downplayed or overlooked. Catton begins with Grant’s youth and his service as a young lieutenant under General Zachary Taylor in the Mexican-American War. He recounts Grant’s subsequent disgrace, from his forced resignation for drinking to his failures as a citizen farmer and salesman. He then chronicles his redemption during the Civil War, as Grant rose from the rank of an unknown solider to commanding general of the US Army and savior of the Union. U. S. Grant and the American Military Tradition details all of his signature campaigns: From Fort Henry, Shiloh, and the Siege of Vicksburg to Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, Grant won national renown. Then, as a two-term president, Grant achieved a number of underrated successes that must figure into any telling of his life. From Grant’s childhood in Ohio to his final days in New York, this succinct and illuminating biography is required reading for anyone interested in American history.

Download or read book Ulysses S Grant and the Period of National Preservation and Reconstruction Classic Reprint written by William Conant Church and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-07-30 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Ulysses S. Grant and the Period of National Preservation and Reconstruction It is natural to seek as the hero Of each historic movement some man who, more than any other, represents the spirit Of his time. However Opinions may differ as to the relative merits in a strictly mili tary sense of the men Who led our troops to battle, few willdispute the fact that the chief representative Of the Union armies was Ulysses Simpson Grant. As was said by General Sherman, his principal competitor for the first place Each epoch creates its own agents, and General Grant more nearly than any other man impersonated the American character Of 1861 - 65. He will stand, therefore, as the typical hero of the great Civil War Of America Of the nine teenth century. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book General Grant s Latters to A Firend 1861 1880 written by James Grant Wilson and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2022-10-27 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Download or read book General Grant written by James Grant Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Grant s Last Battle written by Chris Mackowski and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2015-07-19 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The former general in chief of the Union armies during the Civil War . . . the two-term president of the United States . . . the beloved ambassador of American goodwill around the globe . . . the respected New York financierãUlysses S. Grantãwas dying. The hardscrabble man who regularly smoked 20 cigars a day had developed terminal throat cancer. Thus began Grantês final battleãa race against his own failing health to complete his Personal Memoirs in an attempt to secure his familyês financial security. But the project evolved into something far more: an effort to secure the very meaning of the Civil War itself and how it would be remembered. The news of Grantês illness came swift on the heels of his financial ruin. Business partners had swindled him and his family out of everything but the money he and his wife had in their pockets and the family cookie jar. Investors lost millions. The public ire that turned on Grant first suspected malfeasance, then incompetence, then unfortunate, naive neglect. In this maelstrom of woe, Grant refused to surrender. Putting pen to paper, the hero of Appomattox embarked on his final campaign: an effort to write his memoirs before he died. The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, would cement his place as not only one of Americaês greatest heroes but also as one of its most sublime literary voices. Filled with personal intrigues of its own and supported by a cast of colorful characters that included Mark Twain, William Vanderbilt, and P. T. Barnum, Grantês Last Battle recounts a deeply personal story as dramatic for Grant as any of his battlefield exploits. Authors Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White have recounted Grantês battlefield exploits as historians at Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, and Mackowski, as an academic, has studied Grantês literary career. Their familiarity with the former president as a general and as a writer bring Grantês Last Battle to life with new insight, told with the engaging prose that has become the hallmark of the Emerging Civil War Series."

Download or read book Ulysses S Grant written by Walter Allen and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2019-12-06 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ulysses S. Grant was a remarkable American military officer and politician. As the Commanding General of the Union Army, he successfully led them to victory during the American Civil War. After serving as the Secretary of War, Grant was elected as the 18th President of the United States. During his presidency, he championed civil rights by signing a bill that established the Justice Department and worked with the Radical Republicans to protect African Americans during the Reconstruction era. This captivating biography delves into Grant's life, exploring his leadership qualities, military strategies, and his crucial role in shaping the course of American history.

Download or read book Life of General Grant written by Nelson Cross and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-06-25 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Life of General Grant: His Political Record, Etc It is no part of the design of the present work to enter upon anything like a complete biography of the official head of the Republic, nor indeed to make any further allusion to those remarkable events connected with his personal history, which preceded his engaging in political affairs, than may be found necessary or expedient for the proper elucidation of the subject in hand. The story of his youth and maturer manhood, has been rescued from the common-place by a number of discreet and ingenious biographers, whose productions, based upon the same general facts and tending to a single object, have had the effect to popularize and in some measure apotheosize one whose later life has attracted such an unusual share of public attention. But as regards the prominent leadership which fell to him in the late unhappy contest of our civil war, General Grant is his own biographer, and his chronicles are to be found in the record of battles won. Neither detraction nor flattery can have the effect to depress or heighten the proud eminence which as a soldier ne there achieved; for whenever and by whomsoever the story of the great rebellion shall be told, General Grant will continue to be idealized as the central figure in an assembly of heroes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book GENERAL GRANT written by James Grant 1832-1914 Wilson and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: