A Personal History of Ulysses S. Grant: And Sketch of Schuyler Colfax

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American Publishing Company, 1868 - Generals - 560 pages
 

Contents

WEST POINT
73
CADET GRANT AT WEST POINT 183948
76
CHAPTER VIGRADUATES
85
MEXICAN WARWITH TAYLOR
95
5 BREVET SECONDLIEUTENANT GRANT 1945
100
GRANTS RIDE FOR AMMUNITION AT MONTEREY 1846
110
Grant runs a Gantlet of DeathGreen rendered into Spanish
113
Taylor is attacked at Buena VistaAnd wins a Splendid VictoryGener
128
WeddingWinter at Sacketts HarborThe new Couple begin Housekeep
129
WeddingWinter at Sacketts HarborThe new Couple begin Houseked
139
CROSSING THE ISTHMUS 1852
140
Ordered to the Pacific CoastHow the Ladies crossed the IsthmusGran
151
HARDSCEABBle Built by Captain Grant
156
Four Years Residence at GravoisBuilds a House and hauls WoodHis Heart
158
Four Years Residence at GravoisBuilds a House and hauls WoodHis
159
BOGGS AND GRANT ST LOUIS 1859
160
Grant lives in Camp StyleConducts Business in Boggss absenceSuffers
169
CAPTAIN GRANT IN GALENA 186061
172
The Captain disappointed againVisits his Father at CovingtonSettles i
176
THE LONG ROLL
177
Fort Sumter is fired onMeeting in the Galena CourtHouseA Grand Speec
188
Hillyers Enthusiastic ClientA Trap for Jeff ThompsonFirst Newspaper
189
BELMONT
197
NIGGER WUF MORE TO ME
202
FORT HENRY
205
DONELSON
217
An Emphatic Rebuke to BucknerA Great Panic in NashvilleHalleck guilty
233
A Rebel Council in the WoodsSunday Morning DawnsThe Roar of Battle
243
GRANT AT SHILOHDEATH OF CARSON
250
SHACKLED
257
Halleck removes him from commandThe Journalists in the FieldA couple
266
Halleck removes him from commandThe Journalists in the FieldA couple
267

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Page 426 - Up from the south at break of day, Bringing to Winchester fresh dismay, The affrighted air with a shudder bore, Like a herald in haste, to the chieftain's door, The terrible grumble, and rumble, and roar, Telling the battle was on once more, And Sheridan twenty miles away.
Page 329 - My Dear General: I do not remember that you and I ever met personally. I write this now as a grateful acknowledgment for the almost inestimable service you have done the country. I wish to say a word further. When you first reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition...
Page 468 - I would say that peace being my great desire, there is but one condition I would insist upon, namely, that the men and officers surrendered shall be disqualified for taking up arms again against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged. I will meet you, or will designate officers to meet any officers you may name for the same purpose, at any point agreeable to you, for the purpose of arranging definitely the terms upon which the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia will...
Page 426 - And wider still those billows of war Thundered along the horizon's bar; And louder yet into Winchester rolled The roar of that red sea uncontrolled, Making the blood of the listener cold As he thought of the stake in that fiery fray, And Sheridan — twenty miles away.
Page 218 - Yours of this date, proposing armistice and appointment of Commissioners to settle terms of capitulation, is just received. No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted. I propose to move immediately upon your works.
Page 329 - ... reached the vicinity of Vicksburg, I thought you should do what you finally did — march the troops across the neck, run the batteries with the transports, and thus go below ; and I never had any faith, except a general hope that you knew better than I, that the Yazoo Pass expedition and the like could succeed. When you got below and took Port Gibson, Grand Gulf, and vicinity, I thought you should go down the river and join General Banks, and when you turned northward, east of the Big Black,...
Page 468 - GENERAL: I have received your note of this date. Though not entertaining the opinion you express on the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia, I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood, and therefore, before considering your proposition, ask the terms you will offer on condition of its surrender.
Page 426 - Temple of Fame — There, with the glorious General's name, Be it said in letters both bold and bright : "Here is the steed that saved the day, By carrying Sheridan into the fight, From Winchester — twenty miles away!
Page 441 - He instructs me to say that you are not to decide, discuss, or confer upon any political question. Such questions the President holds in his own hands, and will submit them to no military conferences or conventions. Meantime you are to press to the utmost your military advantages.
Page 476 - I received your letter of this date containing the terms of the surrender of the army of Northern Virginia, as proposed by you. As they are substantially the same as those expressed in your letter of the 8th instant, they are accepted. I will proceed to designate the proper officers to carry the stipulations into effect. " RE LEE, General.

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