{"product_id":"the-civil-war-memoirs-of-ulysses-s-grant-9780765302434","title":"The Civil War Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the Western frontier to the battlefields of Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Franklin, Petersburg, and Richmond, Grant saw the war from the front lines and made the decisions that affected lives on a day-to-day basis. His writings provide a revealing look into the life of the commander in chief of the Union army as well as the seminal eyewitness account of the War between the States. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Civil War Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant \u003c\/i\u003eis a popular abridgment of his two-volume Personal Memoirs, which he arranged to have published to provide for his family after his death. (It was a huge bestseller and broke all records in American publishing at the time.) He died less than one week after completing its writing. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis abridgment covers Grant's experiences in the Civil War, from the first shot at Sumter to Appomattox, giving the reader a front-line seat next to the greatest Union general of the war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHighlights Include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e- General William Tecumseh Sherman on his infamous march through Georgia- General George B. McClellan on the battle of Antietam and the legendary lost order that should have tipped him off to Lee's plans\u003cbr\u003e- General George Armstrong Custer's experience of going straight from studying at West Point to the battlefield\u003cbr\u003e- General (CSA) James Longstreet on serving under Robert E. Lee\u003cbr\u003e- General (CSA) G. Moxley Sorrel on serving under James Longstreet\u003cbr\u003e- Major (CSA) J.S.Mosby on the South's Guerilla campaign\u003cbr\u003e- General (CSA) Jubal Earley's memoir of the last year of the war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ulysses S. Grant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Forge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/01\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780765302434\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUlysses S. Grant\u003c\/b\u003e was the commander-in-chief of the Union forces during the climactic late years of the Civil War and later served as the 18th President of the United States. He died in 1885. His remains currently reside in Grant's Tomb in New York City. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrian M. Thomsen\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of\u003ci\u003e Shadows of Blue\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Gray-the Civil War Writings of Ambrose Pierce\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAlternate Gettysburgs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe American Fantasy Traditio\u003c\/i\u003en, and \u003ci\u003eThe Man in the Arena: Selected Writings of Theodore Roosevelt\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Forge","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40146692112499,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":30.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_62edf522-a82e-4663-81f2-51bb14ba5581.jpg?v=1654695422","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/the-civil-war-memoirs-of-ulysses-s-grant-9780765302434","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}