Grant and Sherman : the friendship that won the Civil War / by Flood, Charles Bracelen

Ulysses S. Grant : his life and character / by Garland, Hamlin, 1860-1940

Table of Contents: “…The childhood of Ulysses Grant -- Boy life in Georgetown -- Ulysses goes to boarding-school -- Ulysses enters West Point Academy -- The trials of a plebe -- Vacation-time -- Last days at West Point -- Grant's first command -- Grant's courtship -- Call to war -- Grant's first battle -- Quartermaster's duties fall to Grant -- Grant joins General Scott -- The wonderful inland march -- Grant at Molino del Rey -- Close of the war -- Grant's marriage -- Lieutenant Grant is ordered to the coast -- Grant is promoted but resigns -- Captain Grant turns farmer -- Grant tries to make a living in St Louis -- Captain Grant goes north -- The first war meetings in Galena -- Captain Grant and the political colonels -- Grants growing command -- Grant captures national fame -- Grant put under arrest by General Halleck -- The Battle of Shiloh Church -- Grant captures Vicksburg -- Grant rescues Chattanooga -- Grant meets Lincoln and is made commander-in-chief -- The beginning of the end -- The assassination of Lincoln, the surrender of Johnston, and the grand review -- Grant protects his conquered foes -- The general takes a summer vacation -- Grant and reconstruction -- Grant as Secretary of War -- Grant saves the Union Party -- General Grant lays down the sword -- Grant in the White House -- Grants reëlection to the Presidency -- Grant's second term -- Days of great trials -- Grant as a private citizen goes abroad -- The third campaign opens -- The Grant & Ward failure -- The final year of life -- The death-watch in the wall.…”
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