Book I covers the early years of Grants life, including genealogy, and early military career. Then it gets into his California and Mexico campaigns, before settling into the Civil War campaign. The 39 various chapters are:
Preface, Ancestry, West Point, Army Life, Corpus Christi, Trip To Austin, Advance of the Army, Mexican War, Advance on Monterey, Political Intrigue, March to Jalapa, Advance on the City of Mexico, Promotion to 1st Lt., Treaty of Peace, Return of the Army, San Francisco, Resignation, Outbreak of the Rebellion, Appointed Colonel of the 21st Illinois,
Commissioned
Brig General, General Fremont in Command, General Halleck in Command,
Investment of Ft. Donelson, Promoted Maj. General of Volunteers, Army of
Pittsburg Landing, Struck By a Bullet, Halleck Assumes Command in the
Field, HQ's Moved to Memphis, Advance of Van Dorn, Van Dorn's Movements,
Campaign Against Vicksburg, HQ's Moved to Holly Springs, Bayous West of
the Miss., Attack on Grand Gulf, Capture of Port Gibson, Movement
Against Jackson, Battle of Black River Bridge, Siege of Vicksburg,
Johnstons Movements, Retrospect of The Campaign.
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XL. First Meeting with Secretary Stanton - General Rosecrans - Commanding Military Division of Mississippi - Andrew Johnson's Address - Arrival at Chattanooga.
CHAPTER XLI. Assuming the Command at Chattanooga - Opening a Line of Supplies - Battle of Wauhatchie - On the Picket Line.
CHAPTER XLII. Condition of the Army - Rebuilding the Railroad - General Burnside's Situation - Orders for Battle - Plans for the Attack - Hooker's Position - Sherman's Movements.CHAPTER XLIII. Preparations for Battle - Thomas Carries the First Line of the Enemy - Sherman Carries Missionary Ridge - Battle of Lookout Mountain - General Hooker's Fight.
CHAPTER XLIV. Battle of Chattanooga - A Gallant Charge - Complete Rout of the Enemy - Pursuit of the Confederates - General Bragg - Remarks on Chattanooga.
Last, is this 1888 1st ed Civil War General Sheridan Personal Memoirs. The two volume set was published by Charles L. Webster & Co. (reprinted in )
Military service in important Civil War battles as well as his role in the Indian raids and battles, General Sheridan is often considered to be one of the foremost Army commanders in the United States.
It was said....... “When the battle waged hottest, Sheridan was at his best—cool, exact, self-possessed, the dashing and brilliant leader of men willing to follow him anywhere.
Volume I
contains 500 pages with wonderful fold out maps that are in great
condition. Volume II contains 486 pages with black and white
illustrations and very nice fold out maps.
Phil Sheridan was an important Union General in The American Civil War and went on to head the war against the Plains Indians. It was under General Phil Sheridan's command that General George Armstrong Custer was wiped out at the Battle Of The Little Big Horn. He also writes of his role as the commander of the United States army at the end of his career.
These fascinating contents are depicted by the 17 steel engraved plates
and 27 maps. General Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888) was the most
important Union cavalry commander of the Civil War, and ranks as one of
America's greatest horse soldiers. From Corinth through Chickamauga and
Missionary Ridge, he made himself a reputation for courage and
efficiency; after his defeat of J.E.B. Stuart's rebel cavalry, Grant
named him commander of the Union forces in the Shenandoah Valley. There
he laid waste to the entire region, and his victory over Jubal Early's
troops in the Battle of Cedar Creek brought him worldwide renown and a
promotion to Major General in the regular army. It was Sheridan who cut
off Lee's retreat at Appomattox, thus securing the surrender of the
Confederate Army. Subsequent to the Civil War, Sheridan was active in
the 1868 war with the Comanche and Cheyenne, where he won infamy with
his racist statement that "the only good Indians I ever saw were dead".
The set is attractive, clean, sharp, bright, and solidly bound with no shortcomings. The binding is solid. The book has limited illustrations and maps, but is a great read.
Both volumes are in Excellent ++ condition, pages Near MINT.
More on U.S. Grant............
Military Career
Grant spent his youth in Georgetown, Ohio, was graduated from West Point in 1843, and served creditably in the Mexican War. He was forced to resign from the army in 1854 because of excessive drinking. Grant failed in attempts at farming and business, and was working as a clerk in the family leather store in Galena, Ill., when the Civil War broke out. He was commissioned colonel of the 21st Illinois Volunteers, and in Aug., 1861, became a brigadier general of volunteers. Grant assumed command of the district of Cairo, Ill., in Sept. and fought his first battle, an indecisive affair at Belmont, Mo., on Nov. 9. In Feb., 1862, aided by Union gunboats, he captured Fort Henry on the Tennessee River and Fort Donelson on the Cumberland. This was the first major Union victory, and Lincoln at once made Grant a major general of volunteers. In April at Shiloh, however, only the arrival of the army of Gen. Don Carlos Buell may have saved him from defeat. The Vicksburg campaign (1862–63) was one of Grant’s greatest successes. After repeated failures to get at the town, he advanced in cooperation with a fleet and finally took Vicksburg by siege. The victory of Braxton Bragg, the Confederate general, at Chickamauga, led to Grant’s accession to the supreme command in the West, Oct., 1863. At Chattanooga in November his forces thoroughly defeated Bragg. The President, in Mar., 1864, made Grant commander in chief with the rank of lieutenant general, a grade especially revived by Congress for him. Grant himself directed George G. Meade’s Army of the Potomac against Gen. Robert E. Lee in the Wilderness campaign. His policy of attrition against Lee’s forces was effective, though it resulted in slaughter at Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor. Failing to carry Petersburg by assault in June, 1864, Grant had that city under partial siege until Apr., 1865. Philip H. Sheridan’s victory at Five Forks made Petersburg and Richmond no longer tenable. Lee retreated, but was cut off at Appomattox Courthouse, where he surrendered, receiving generous terms from Grant, on Apr. 9, 1865. Grant went about the distasteful business of war realistically and grimly. He was a skilled tactician and at times a brilliant strategist (as at Vicksburg, regarded by many as one of the great battles of history). His courage as a commander of forces and his powers of organization and administration made him the outstanding Northern general. Grant also was notably wise in supporting good commanders, especially Sheridan, William T. Sherman, and George H. Thomas. Made a full general in 1866, he was the first U.S. citizen to hold that rank.
Presidency
Grant at first seemed to favor the Reconstruction policy of President Andrew Johnson. In Apr., 1867, Johnson appointed him interim Secretary of War, replacing Edwin Stanton. Johnson expected him to hold the office against Stanton and thus bring about a test of the constitutionality of the Tenure of Office Act, but Grant turned the office back to Stanton when the Senate refused to sanction Stanton’s removal. It was apparent then that the general had thrown his lot in with the radical Republicans. The inevitable choice of the Republicans for President, Grant was victorious over the Democratic candidate, Horatio Seymour, in 1868. Characterized chiefly by bitter partisan politics and shameless corruption, his administrations remain notorious. The punitive Reconstruction program was pushed with new vigor, and legislation favorable to commercial and industrial interests was passed. The President associated with disreputable politicians and financiers; James Fisk and Jay Gould deceived him when they tried to corner the gold market in 1869. In foreign affairs, however, much was accomplished by the able Secretary of State, Hamilton Fish. The party unanimously renominated Grant in 1872, and he was reelected easily over Horace Greeley, the candidate of the Liberal Republican party and the Democrats. Toward the end of his second term his Secretary of War, William W. Belknap, and his private secretary, Orville E. Babcock, were implicated in graft scandals. Through the loyalty of the deceived Grant, both escaped punishment.
Later Years