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Hace 4 horas · In 1885, facing severe financial reversals and dying of throat cancer, Grant wrote his memoirs, covering his life through the Civil War, which were posthumously published and became a major critical and financial success.
- Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio, U.S.
- Abraham Lincoln, Andrew Johnson
Hace 1 día · Ulysses S. Grant was elected as the 18th President of the United States on November 3, 1868. Grant ran as a member of the Republican Party and won the election with a platform focused on Reconstruction, civil rights, and economic stability. His presidency was marked by progress and challenges as the nation worked to heal from the wounds of the ...
Hace 5 días · As the hero of the Civil War, and as President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant won international fame. Indeed, he was the most popular man on the planet in the 1860s to the 1880s. Few people today, however, know much about the personal side of him.
Hace 5 días · When these are added to the experience gained in the old army, especially in the Mexican War, and as regimental commander during the early months of the Civil War, Grant's sudden rise from oblivion becomes more comprehensible. Even so, the transformation borders on the miraculous." From John A. Carpenter's book, Ulysses S. Grant ...
- Marie Kelsey
- 2013
Hace 5 días · Grant writes about each of these battles here in his Personal Memoirs. 1. Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, May 5-7th, 1864. Battle Summary, Battle of the Wilderness, from Civilwar.com. The opening battle of Grant against Lee in the East. Battle of the Wilderness from Wikipedia. Battle of the Wilderness from the American Battlefield Trust.
Hace 4 días · Book: Civil War Memories: Contesting the Past in the United States Since 1865. Robert J. Cook. Baltimore, MD, John Hopkins University Press, 2017, ISBN: 9781421423494; 288pp.; Price: £18.50. Reviewer: Jack Noe. University of Leeds. Citation:
Hace 6 días · Grant wrote his excellent "Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant," while dying of cancer of the throat. His family realized profits of almost $450,000. Shortly before his death, he had been placed on the retired list with the rank of general in order to ease his financial situation.
