Download or read book A New Original and Authentic Record of the Life and Deeds of General U S Grant written by Frank A. Burr and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 1114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Containing a full history of his early life; his record as a student at the West Point Military Academy; his gallantry in the Mexican War; his honorable career as a business man in St. Louis and Galena; his eminent services to his country in our great Civil War; his election to the presidency; his able and patriotic administration; his tour around the world, with an account of the great honors shown him by the emperors, kings, and rulers of all nations; his lingering sickness, heroism in suffering, and his pathetic death. - T.p.

Download or read book A New Original and Authentic Record of the Life and Deeds of General U S Grant Containing a Full History of His Early Life His Eminent Services to His Country in Our Great Civil War His Election to the Presidency His Able and Patriotic Administration His Tour Around the World His Lingering Sickness and Pathetic Death written by Frank A. Burr and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 1032 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A New Original and Authentic Record of the Life and Deeds of General U S Grant Containing a Full History of His Early Life His Record as a Student at the West Point Military Academy His Gallantry in the Mexican War His Honorable Career as a Business Man in St Louis and Galena His Emminent Services to His Country in Our Great Civil War His Election to the Presidency His Able and Patriotic Administration His Tour Around the World with an Account of the Great Honors Shown Him by the Emperors Kings and Rulers of All Nations His Lingering Sickness Heroism in Suffering and His Pathtic Death written by Frank A. Burr and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 1038 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Life of General U S Grant written by L. T. Remlap and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compilation of a wide variety of original source material accompanied by a significant amount of Remlap's text, which provides context and flow.

Download or read book Our Standard bearer Or The Life of General Ulysses S Grant written by William Taylor Adams and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Memoirs of U S Grant written by Ulysses S. Grant and published by 谷月社. This book was released on 2015-11-17 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Man proposes and God disposes." There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice. Although frequently urged by friends to write my memoirs I had determined never to do so, nor to write anything for publication. At the age of nearly sixty-two I received an injury from a fall, which confined me closely to the house while it did not apparently affect my general health. This made study a pleasant pastime. Shortly after, the rascality of a business partner developed itself by the announcement of a failure. This was followed soon after by universal depression of all securities, which seemed to threaten the extinction of a good part of the income still retained, and for which I am indebted to the kindly act of friends. At this juncture the editor of the Century Magazine asked me to write a few articles for him. I consented for the money it gave me; for at that moment I was living upon borrowed money. The work I found congenial, and I determined to continue it. The event is an important one for me, for good or evil; I hope for the former. In preparing these volumes for the public, I have entered upon the task with the sincere desire to avoid doing injustice to any one, whether on the National or Confederate side, other than the unavoidable injustice of not making mention often where special mention is due. There must be many errors of omission in this work, because the subject is too large to be treated of in two volumes in such way as to do justice to all the officers and men engaged. There were thousands of instances, during the rebellion, of individual, company, regimental and brigade deeds of heroism which deserve special mention and are not here alluded to. The troops engaged in them will have to look to the detailed reports of their individual commanders for the full history of those deeds. The first volume, as well as a portion of the second, was written before I had reason to suppose I was in a critical condition of health. Later I was reduced almost to the point of death, and it became impossible for me to attend to anything for weeks. I have, however, somewhat regained my strength, and am able, often, to devote as many hours a day as a person should devote to such work. I would have more hope of satisfying the expectation of the public if I could have allowed myself more time. I have used my best efforts, with the aid of my eldest son, F. D. Grant, assisted by his brothers, to verify from the records every statement of fact given. The comments are my own, and show how I saw the matters treated of whether others saw them in the same light or not. With these remarks I present these volumes to the public, asking no favor but hoping they will meet the approval of the reader. U. S. GRANT. MOUNT MACGREGOR, NEW YORK, July 1, 1885.

Download or read book Grant at 200 written by Chris Mackowski and published by Savas Beatie. This book was released on 2023-02-06 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Proceeds from this volume will go to support the Ulysses S. Grant Association and the Grant Monument Association. Ulysses S. Grant stood at the center of the American Civil War maelstrom. The Ohio native answered his nation’s call to service and finished the war as a lieutenant general in command of the U.S. Army. Four years later, he ascended to the presidency to better secure the peace he had helped win on the battlefield. Despite his major achievements in war and peace, political and sectional enemies battered his reputation. For nearly a century, his military and political career remained deeply misunderstood. Since the Civil War centennial, however, Grant’s reputation has blossomed into a full renaissance. His military record garners new respect and, more recently, an appreciation for his political career—particularly his strong advocacy for equal rights—is quickly catching up. Throughout these decades, his personal memoirs marking him as a significant American “Man of Letters” have never gone out of print. Grant at 200: Reconsidering the Life and Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant celebrates the bicentennial of the birth of a man whose towering impact on American history has often been overshadowed and, in many cases, ignored. This collection of essays by some of today’s leading Grant scholars offers fresh perspectives on Grant’s military career and presidency, as well as underexplored personal topics such as his faith and family life.

Download or read book Ulysses S Grant written by Robert P. Broadwater and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2012-04-06 with total page 209 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ulysses S. Grant was responsible for orchestrating the activities of all the Union armies into a single strategy, providing the leadership that eventually doomed the Confederacy and brought about the end of the Civil War. This book documents Grant's contributions to the Civil War as well as his early life and presidency. Ulysses S. Grant: A Biography takes an in-depth look at one of the most well-known figures to emerge from the American Civil War, the famed Union commander and 18th President of the United States who has become an iconic part of our nation's history. The book provides a balanced overview that encompasses all the major events of Grant's life as well as his ancestry, portraying him as a common man who endured defeats and setbacks instead of a flawless noble hero. It accurately chronicles his life as it took place and tells a story of perseverance that illuminates Grant's successes as a testimony to determination and pluck rather than the result of luck or raw talent. This work will be especially helpful to high school and college-age audiences, and can be enjoyed by anyone interested in the Civil War period.

Download or read book Our Standard Bearer Or The Life of General Uysses S Grant written by Oliver Optic and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Our Standard-Bearer; Or, The Life of General Uysses S. Grant" by Oliver Optic. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.

Download or read book The Complete Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S Grant written by Ulysses Grant and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-09 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains the complete memoirs of the revered United States General and President, Ulysses S. Grant, including the original illustrations and maps. In Volume I, we learn of Grant's early life and education, his entry into the West Point military academy, and what influenced his views on life and the situation of the United States as a nation. General Grant's gradual rise from his original posting as second lieutenant is charted through the various conflicts and skirmishes he was involved in. Various battles such as Monterrey, and sieges such as Vera Cruz, are recounted in this volume, with Mexico's actions and abilities as an enemy much detailed. Grant is keen to narrate the experience from his perspective as a junior officer, bringing perspective of both the strategic planning and the tactical maneuvers such conflicts entailed together with the morale of the rank and file ahead of each skirmish. We also hear of Grant's resignation in 1854, and how issues over supporting his family financially and emotionally played their part. His return to the Army, as tensions rose following the election of the anti-slavery President Abraham Lincoln, is thereafter related along with the activities of the U.S. Army as war crept closer and was declared by the secessionist states of the Confederacy. The later chapters of Volume I mention Grant's injury and participation in battles such as Shiloh, and his famous advance upon Chattanooga. Ulysses S. Grant demonstrated courage and ability in the face of an enemy more dogged and skilled than he had ever faced before; through levelheaded aptitude, he steadily rose through the command structure. Volume II begins with Ulysses S. Grant assuming his place as commander of the Chattanooga detachment of the Union Army. Early difficulties with supply lines are detailed, as the military sets about rebuilding railways to ensure the ultimate success of their campaign. Hereafter, we witness Grant's activities as he gradually wore down the Confederate war machine, physically outmaneuvering the opposing army and gradually outmatching them for resources of men, arms and essential supplies. Grant's immense devotion to his country, and his essential honesty - such as in downplaying the much-discussed final surrender of General Lee at the Appomattox Court House, is demonstrated at the conclusion of this volume. Declining to glorify war, Grant writes meditatively on the loss of life and destruction he beheld in his military roles. To a large extent this autobiography corroborates accounts by Grant's associates that he was a methodical and moral person, able in his work and convinced of the righteous abolition of slavery. Chiefly, accounts of battle as it was in the nineteenth century characterize this memoir. First and foremost, Ulysses S. Grant was a military man with an intense interest in strategical movements and battle tactics. However, he also frequently recalls the personalities and views of his friends, colleagues and enemies in a manner which enlivens the book's tone. Furthermore, we gain an impression of Grant as a family man, with a profound devotion to his wife and children. Together with U.S. Grant's own recollections, which are detailed and comprehensive, we find in this edition appendices in the form of original correspondences sent and received regarding the Union and Confederate forces. At the time he authored his memoirs in the mid-1880s, Grant was determined in spite of illness to add to the burgeoning historical narrative as a reliable source. With this autobiography, it is indisputable that he achieves this goal.

Download or read book Ulysses S Grant written by Walter Allen and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the story of Grant's life some things must be told that are not at all heroic. Much as it might be wished that he had been what Carlyle says a hero should be, a hero at all points, he was not a worshipful hero. Like ourselves all, he was a combination of qualities good and not good. The lesson and encouragement of his life are that in spite of weaknesses which at one time seemed to have doomed him to failure and oblivion, he so mastered himself upon opportune occasion that he was able to prove his power to command great and intelligent armies fighting in a right cause, to obtain the confidence of Lincoln and of his loyal countrymen, and to secure a fame as noble and enduring as any that has been won with the sword.

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 The Life of General U S Grant written by Loomis T. Palmer and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ulysses S Grant written by Michael Korda and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2004-09-28 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the first two volumes in Harper's Eminent Lives series, Korda brings his acclaimed storytelling talents to the life of Ulysses S. Grant – a man who managed to end the Civil War on a note of grace, serve two terms as president, write one of the most successful military memoirs in American literature, and is today remembered as a brilliant general but a failed president. Ulysses S. Grant was the first officer since George Washington to become a four–star general in the United States Army, and the only president between Andrew Jackson and Woodrow Wilson to serve eight consecutive years in the White House. In this succinct and vivid biography, Michael Korda considers Grant's character and reconciles the conflicting evaluations of his leadership abilities. Grant's life played out as a true Horatio Alger story. Despite his humble background as the son of a tanner in Ohio, his lack of early success in the army, and assorted failed business ventures, his unwavering determination propelled him through the ranks of military leadership and into the presidency. But while the general's tenacity and steadfastness contributed to his success on the battlefield, it both aided and crippled his effectiveness in the White House. Assessing Grant both within the context of his time and in contrast to more recent American leaders, Korda casts a benevolent eye on Grant's presidency while at the same time conceding his weaknesses. He suggests that though the general's second term ended in financial and political scandals, the fact remains that for eight years Grant exerted a calming influence on a country that had only just emerged from a horrendous civil war. Ulysses S. Grant is an even–handed and stirring portrait of a man who guided America through a pivotal juncture in its history.

Download or read book Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S Grant written by Ulysses S. Grant and published by Standard Ebooks. This book was released on 2018-07-21T20:36:22Z with total page 687 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses Simpson Grant are an American classic. In them Grant, the most able General of the Civil War, tells the story of his life and experiences, covering his birth, early youth, military training at West Point, his involvement as a Lieutenant in the Mexican War of 1847–48, and of course, his role in the Civil War of 1861–65, during which he rose to become the supreme commander of the Northern forces. After the Mexican War, Grant had left military service and became, essentially, an unsuccessful shopkeeper. Re-enlisting at the start of the Civil War, he rose to his ultimate position entirely on his own merits, showing himself to be a skilled strategist and a master of logistics. What distinguishes Grant’s Personal Memoirs, and makes them a clear candidate for being considered a part of American literature, is the high quality and interest of the writing, for which Grant clearly had a talent. Though he goes into an extremely high level of detail about the military movements and struggles of the Civil War, the book is full of interest, and in parts is as gripping as a novel. Obviously, Grant tells only his own part of the story and from the perspective of the ultimately successful forces; but his humanity shows through in the respect he offers to those on the other side, and in his acknowledgement of their sufferings, despite his clear condemnation of their cause of preserving slavery. He is generous in awarding due credit to others on his own side, and where blame is due tempering it with his understanding of that person’s character, background and circumstances. After the war, Grant served two terms as President of the United States between 1869–77, but his Memoirs do not deal with this period. He began writing the book on his retirement, and completed it only after suffering from severe illness and not long before his death from throat cancer. The first edition was published in two volumes by Mark Twain in 1885. This Standard Ebooks edition includes 43 maps reproduced from the 1895 edition of the Memoirs. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.

Download or read book The Life of General Ulysses S Grant written by John Stevens Cabot Abbott and published by . This book was released on 1868 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A biography of Ulysses S. Grant and his military and diplomatic successes.

Download or read book Personal Memoirs of U S Grant Complete written by Ulysses Simpson Grant and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2023-10-01 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant is a compelling and comprehensive autobiography written by Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States and a celebrated military leader. In this remarkable memoir, Grant recounts his personal experiences and provides a firsthand account of some of the most significant events in American history, including the American Civil War. Key Aspects of Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant: Military Career: Grant takes readers on a captivating journey through his military career, providing detailed insights into his strategies, victories, and challenges. He offers a unique perspective on the American Civil War, sharing his thoughts on key battles, the political landscape, and the motivations behind his decisions as a military leader. Personal Reflections: Grant's memoirs also delve into his personal life, shedding light on his upbringing, early career, and the impact of the war on his personal and professional growth. He candidly discusses his struggles and successes, offering readers a glimpse into the man behind the military legend. Historical Significance: Beyond its personal nature, Grant's memoirs hold immense historical significance. They provide valuable firsthand accounts of critical moments in American history, offering readers an opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges faced by the nation during the Civil War and the subsequent process of Reconstruction. Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant is widely regarded as one of the greatest military memoirs ever written. Grant's straightforward writing style and keen observations make it a captivating read for history enthusiasts, military strategists, and anyone interested in understanding the complexities of the American Civil War. With its blend of personal narratives and historical insights, this memoir offers a unique perspective on a transformative period in American history. Ulysses S. Grant: Ulysses S. Grant, an American general and the 18th President of the United States, played a pivotal role in the American Civil War. Born in 1822, Grant's military strategies and leadership skills were instrumental in securing Union victory. After the war, he served as President from 1869 to 1877, advocating for civil rights and reconstruction in the aftermath of the war. Grant's memoir, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, stands as a testament to his military expertise and offers a firsthand account of one of the most transformative periods in American history.