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Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Part 1.

by Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885)

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"Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Part 1." by Ulysses S. Grant is an autobiography written in 1884-1885. Racing against terminal cancer and financial ruin, the former president and Civil War general chronicles his military career through the Mexican-American War and Civil War. Written in his final year while battling throat cancer and bankruptcy from a Ponzi scheme, Grant's memoirs became a 19th-century bestseller through Mark Twain's innovative marketing. The work is celebrated for its honest, lean prose and candid depiction of military and political battles.

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  • Generals · United States · Biography
  • Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
  • United States · History · Civil War, 1861-1865 · Campaigns
  • Mexican War, 1846-1848 · Personal narratives
  • United States · History · Civil War, 1861-1865 · Personal narratives
  • United States. Army · Biography

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Chapter XXIX: Van Dorn's Movements — Battle of Corinth — Command of the: Department of the Tennessee

CHAPTER XXX. THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST VICKSBURG—EMPLOYING THE FREEDMEN —OCCUPATION OF HOLLY SPRINGS—SHERMAN ORDERED TO MEMPHIS—SHERMAN'S MOVEMENTS DOWN THE MISSISSIPPI—VAN DORN CAPTURES HOLLY SPRINGS —COLLECTING FORAGE AND FOOD.

ANCESTRY—BIRTH—BOYHOOD.

My family is American, and has been for generations, in all its branches, direct and collateral.

Mathew Grant, the founder of the branch in America, of which I am a descendant, reached Dorchester, Massachusetts, in May, 1630. In 1635 he moved to what is now Windsor, Connecticut, and was the surveyor for that colony for more than forty years. He was also, for many years of the time, town clerk. He was a married man when he arrived at Dorchester, but his children were all born in this country. His eldest son, Samuel, took lands on the east side of the Connecticut River, opposite Windsor, which have been held and occupied by descendants of his to this day.

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Contents

  1. Preface
  2. Chapter XXIX: Van Dorn's Movements — Battle of Corinth — Command of the: Department of the Tennessee
  3. Chapter II
  4. Chapter III
  5. Chapter IV
  6. Chapter V
  7. Chapter VI
  8. Chapter VII
  9. Chapter VIII
  10. Chapter IX
  11. Chapter X
  12. Chapter XI
  13. Chapter XII
  14. Chapter XIII

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This free edition of Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Part 1. by Ulysses S. Grant comes from Project Gutenberg eBook #5860, released 2004-06-01. It is in the public domain in the United States, so you can read it here in full at no cost, on any phone, tablet or computer. Genre: Biographies, History - American, History - Warfare.

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