Books with title Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant Part One

"Among the autobiographies of great military figures, Ulysses S. Grant's is certainly one of the finest, and it is unarguably the most notable literary achievement of any American president: a lucid, compelling, and brutally honest chronicle of triumph and failure. General Grant's personal memoirs are a must read for all Civil War buffs and those even remotely interested in history. This book, includes both Volume I and II. The reader is given a (very) short review of his early childhood, life at West Point, and early Army life. The next one hundred pages are dedicated to the Mexican War followed by his resignation from the military and civilian life in Illinois. The remainder of Volume I and all of Volume II extensively deal with the war between the states. Volume I (written before Grant realized he was critically ill) is rich in detail of the various military campaigns and his ascension through the military ranks. Volume II hurls the reader into the conflict, reads rapidly, and is rife with Grant's personal observations and insights. This second volume picks up where the first left off"

"Man proposes and God disposes." There are but few important events inthe affairs of men brought about by their own choice.Although frequently urged by friends to write my memoirs I haddetermined never to do so, nor to write anything for publication. Atthe age of nearly sixty-two I received an injury from a fall, whichconfined me closely to the house while it did not apparently affect mygeneral health. This made study a pleasant pastime. Shortly after, therascality of a business partner developed itself by the announcement ofa failure. This was followed soon after by universal depression of allsecurities, which seemed to threaten the extinction of a good part ofthe income still retained, and for which I am indebted to the kindly actof friends. At this juncture the editor of the Century Magazine askedme to write a few articles for him. I consented for the money it gaveme; for at that moment I was living upon borrowed money. The work Ifound congenial, and I determined to continue it. The event is animportant one for me, for good or evil; I hope for the former.In preparing these volumes for the public, I have entered upon the taskwith the sincere desire to avoid doing injustice to any one, whether onthe National or Confederate side, other than the unavoidable injusticeof not making mention often where special mention is due. There must bemany errors of omission in this work, because the subject is too largeto be treated of in two volumes in such way as to do justice to all theofficers and men engaged. There were thousands of instances, during therebellion, of individual, company, regimental and brigade deeds ofheroism which deserve special mention and are not here alluded to. Thetroops engaged in them will have to look to the detailed reports oftheir individual commanders for the full history of those deeds.The first volume, as well as a portion of the second, was written beforeI had reason to suppose I was in a critical condition of health. LaterI was reduced almost to the point of death, and it became impossible forme to attend to anything for weeks. I have, however, somewhat regainedmy strength, and am able, often, to devote as many hours a day as aperson should devote to such work. I would have more hope of satisfyingthe expectation of the public if I could have allowed myself more time.I have used my best efforts, with the aid of my eldest son, F. D. Grant,assisted by his brothers, to verify from the records every statement offact given. The comments are my own, and show how I saw the matterstreated of whether others saw them in the same light or not.With these remarks I present these volumes to the public, asking nofavor but hoping they will meet the approval of the reader.U. S. GRANT.

Completed just days before his death and hailed by Mark Twain as "the most remarkable work of its kind since the Commentaries of Julius Caesar," this is the now-legendary autobiography of ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT (1822-1885), 18th president of the United States and the Union general who led the North to victory in the Civil War. Though Grant opens with tales of his boyhood, his education at West Point, and his early military career in the Mexican-American war of the 1840s, it is Grant's intimate observations on the conduct of the Civil War, which make up the bulk of the work, that have made this required reading for history students, military strategists, and Civil War buffs alike. This unabridged edition features all the material that was originally published in two volumes in 1885 and 1886, including maps, illustrations, and the text of Grant's July 1865 report to Washington on the state of the armies under his command.

Charles L. Webster & Company, New York, 1885 –Volume I; 1886 – Volume II. Three-Quarter Leather. First Edition. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Two volumes in dark brown three-quarter leather with dark brown cloth (silk), Gilt insignia on each volume showing Grant and date of his appointment by joint resolution of Congress in December written on the embossed insignia.Title in gilt on spine with volume number and five raised bands volumes Volume 1, 584 pp and volume 2, 647 pp. Marbled endpapers little use. Scarce, original publisher's deluxe set.

Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant, April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885, was a prominent United States Army general during the American Civil War and Commanding General at the conclusion of that war. He was elected as the 18th President of the United States in 1868, serving from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy. "Man proposes and God disposes." There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice. Although frequently urged by friends to write my memoirs I had determined never to do so, nor to write anything for publication. At the age of nearly sixty-two I received an injury from a fall, which confined me closely to the house while it did not apparently affect my general health. This made study a pleasant pastime. Shortly after, the rascality of a business partner developed itself by the announcement of a failure. This was followed soon after by universal depression of all securities, which seemed to threaten the extinction of a good part of the income still retained, and for which I am indebted to the kindly act of friends. At this juncture the editor of the Century Magazine asked me to write a few articles for him. I consented for the money it gave me; for at that moment I was living upon borrowed money. The work I found congenial, and I determined to continue it. The event is an important one for me, for good or evil; I hope for the former.