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The Autobiography of General Ulysses S Grant: Memoirs of the Civil War
The American Civil War, as told by General Ulysses S Grant, who led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy. Origianl maps illustrate the battles of Shiloh, Vicksburg, The Wilderness, and the surrender at Appomattox. With 14 pages of photos.
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436 pages
Published
by Red and Black Publishers
(first published May 8th 2009)
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Solid autobiography, all the more interesting because of how (and when and why) he came to write it - a nifty Mark Twain anecdote. A unique perspective on the Civil War, leadership in the Army at a VERY different time, and life in a very different country.
Good stuff. All writers should be faced with imminent death while writing their memoirs; it cuts through a lot of the bullshit.
The most spectacular autobiographical publishing phenomenon of all time, and a surprise that Grant was such a great writer.
A realist, he never boasts or takes credit. Ex: when promoted to Lt General it's his good fortune, expressing no emotions.
He gives interesting character portrayals of other famous generals. The controversial Sherman ranks high in his estimation. Nathan Bedford Forrest gets the highest marks.
It's interesting that he has not a bad word to say about anybody (Napoleon III of F ...more
A realist, he never boasts or takes credit. Ex: when promoted to Lt General it's his good fortune, expressing no emotions.
He gives interesting character portrayals of other famous generals. The controversial Sherman ranks high in his estimation. Nathan Bedford Forrest gets the highest marks.
It's interesting that he has not a bad word to say about anybody (Napoleon III of F ...more
I've only read a bit of Julius Caesar's Commentaries, but I think Mark Twain was right to put this on the same level. I gained a huge amount of respect for Grant for his clear, perceptive, and honest account of his service in the Mexican and Civil Wars. It really is a marvel of lucidity, and makes you respect the power of a plain prose style when it comes to such bloody subject matter. He doesn't talk about his Presidency or Reconstruction at all, which is sort of a shame, because while I would
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Grant was America's first modern general, the first to fight like he wasn't replaying Napoleon Bonaparte's campaigns. But that's the least important thing about this book. He demonstrates that--to both the Union and the Confederacy--that the U.S. Civil War was undoubtably about not only slavery, but white supremacy. The Confederates were the villians in this conflict, fighting against the freedom of almost half of their population. The "lost cause" is a reprehensible concept, one driven by willf
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Several remarkable passages particularly Vicksburg and Chattanooga. He writes well, although by contemporary standards it's tedious at times.
Excellent historical picture from a field general's level of the Civil War
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Ulysses Simpson Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant) was general-in-chief of the Union Army from 1864 to 1869 during the American Civil War and the 18th President of the United States from 1869 to 1877.
The son of an Appalachian Ohio tanner, Grant entered the United States Military Academy at age 17. In 1846, three years after graduating, Grant served as a lieutenant in the Mexican–American War under W ...more
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The son of an Appalachian Ohio tanner, Grant entered the United States Military Academy at age 17. In 1846, three years after graduating, Grant served as a lieutenant in the Mexican–American War under W ...more
