Grant, harriet beecher stowe, stephen crane, jefferson davis, abraham lincoln 2012. The modern library civil war bookshelf 5book bundle. Though he does the usual justice to the military saga of the civil war, and grants decisive part in it, his book aims to rehabilitate grant as a. Grant, fulllength portrait, seated at table with books and top hat, facing right. Grant s most visible commemoration his scowling and sad portrait on the fiftydollar bill came out on the eve of the 1929 stock market crash is cruelly fitting. Grant, notepad in hand, is slowly starving to death and is in a desperate race against time to finish the book that will provide financial security for his family. The best and most interesting part of the book is grant s recollection of the civil war.
The modern library civil war bookshelf 5 book bundle. Grant became the 18th president of the united states in 1869. This author is challenging what we know about ulysses. Grant said a second civil wars dividing line will not be masons and dixons, but between patriotism and intelligence on one side, and superstition, ambition, an. Shortly after the civil war started in 1861, grant once again became a soldier. Abraham lincoln 18091865 was the 16th president of the united states and is regarded as one of america s greatest heroes. Grant april 27, 1822july 23, 1885, born hiram ulysses grant, was the general who helped the union army of the united states win the american civil war. In 1869, at age 46, grant became the youngest president in u. He was later elected president in the first election after the civil war. Ulysses grants civilwar expulsion of the souths jews. An ailing grant wrote his personal memoirs to secure his family s future.
Grant was the commanderinchief of the union forces during the climactic late years of the civil war and later served as the 18th president of the united states. After the american civil war began in april 1861, ulysses s. He served two terms and is still remembered for his great work today. Ulysses simpson grant 18221885 was the commanderinchief of union forces during the final years of the civil war and subsequently the 18th president of the united states. See more ideas about ulysses s grant, american civil war and civil war photos. Grant, who led union forces to victory in the civil war and then served two terms as president, has stirred a range of responses from his own time to ours. Ulysses simpson grant, the commanderinchief of union forces during the final years of the civil war and. His remains currently reside in grant s tomb in new york city. Unfortunately, his presidency was marked by a series of scandals. Grant, american general, union army commander during the late years of the american civil war, and 18th president of the united states. Previously, as commanding general of the united states army 186469, grant had worked closely with president abraham lincoln to lead the union army to victory over the confederacy, in the american civil war. His life and character by hamlin garland garland was a popular 19th century writer who wrote a onevolume account of grant s life. Laver s book is a response to other historians takes on grant, and laver mentioned mcfeely as an historian who wrote on the determination of grant and the strategy involved in the war. Grant and william tecumseh sherman in a handsome, newly designed case.
Grant is the name he is most commonly known as, his real name is hiram ulysses grant and the s. He served two terms as president and even ran for a third, which he didnt win. It was under his command that the civil war was brought to an end with a union victory. Grant homepage ulysses graduated from west point with high marks in horsemanship and.
Grant was a failure at almost everything he had tried. Grant was the great hero of the civil war but lost favor with. The civil war general turned president was a reluctant. The foremost union commander of the american civil war, ulysses s. Grant, the 18th president of the united states, focused mainly on his military career during the mexicanamerican war and the american civil war. In doing so, the civil war s greatest general won himself a unique place in american letters. On april 6, 1862 a determined fullforce attack from the confederate army took place at the battle of shiloh. Korn noted in his book american jewry and the civil war though the. Grant had led the union armies to victory in the american civil war. Winner of the civil war round table of new york s fletcher pratt literary award a superb account the wall street journal of the longest and most decisive military campaign of the civil war in vicksburg, mississippi, which opened the mississippi river, split the confederacy, freed tens of thousands of slaves, and made ulysses s. Personal memoirs, uncle tom s cabin, the red badge of courage, jefferson davis.
Confederate artillerist porter alexander s memoir would be a close second. Only the outbreak of the civil war and grants eventual command of the union army. Grant s decree was the most sweeping antijewish regulation in all of american history, historian and rabbi bertram w. He was appointed as a quartermaster during the mexicanamerican war and further commanded a company and was appreciated for his bravery. Grant s presidency grant s popularity soared after the civil war, and he easily won the presidential election in 1868. Grant led his nation s armies to a victory that united the fractured union. The ghost that haunts grants memoirs the new york times. On july 31, 1861, lincoln submitted grant s name to congress for a promotion to brigadier general. He worked at finishing the book, propped up on chairs and too weak to walk.
Smith discussed his book, grant, about the civil war general and former president of the united states, ulysses s. The civil war rages for most of his book, and grant proves an. Grant was the eighteenth us president in the nation s history. The american civil war, as told by general ulysses s grant, who led the union armies to victory over the confederacy. For those military professionals seeking to emulate his deeds, it is interesting to see what he finds concerning. He later became the 18th president of the united states 18691877. Jesse grant wasnt the monster he s sometimes represented as far from it.
It is typical of the man that he struggled on and finished the book even though. Aided by mark twain, the former president and civil war hero raced to. For the 150th anniversary of the civil war, the library of america reissues the memoirs of ulysses s. He was less successful as a president than as a general. The best civil war books of all time analysis civil. Grant made a meteoric rise to the top of the union war effort. He studied at the military academy, where he was an average student and decided to leave the army after serving the mandatory term. No 55 personal memoirs by ulysses s grant 1885 the guardian. Grant 1822 1885 was the 18th president of the united states 186977.
Among jesse s friends as a young man were a family named brown who had a teenaged son named john that john brown. Although mainly active in local politics, jesse was an important man within the whig party. American hero, american myth civil war america by joan waugh. During the civil war grant mostly speaks of two overwhelming things.
Origianl maps illustrate the battles of shiloh, vicksburg, the widlerness, and the surrender at appomattox. Grant s rank among american heroes rivaled lincoln s while he lived, but after the civil war general and 18th president died in 1885 his reputation declined. As a battlefield commander, he won the union s first major victory, capturing fort donelson in tennessee and. This fine volume leaps straight onto the roster of essential reading for anyone even vaguely interested in grant and the civil war. See more ideas about ulysses s grant, american civil war and history. Among grant s cheerier moments that summer was a time when he dropped in on the rent collectors office in st. As a leader, he understood the age he fought in and the men he led in a way few could match.