Ulysses S. Grant: A Biography

by Robert P. Broadwater

Overview

Ulysses S. Grant was responsible for orchestrating the activities of all the Union armies into a single strategy, providing the leadership that eventually doomed the Confederacy and brought about the end of the Civil War. This book documents Grant's contributions to the Civil War as well as his early life and presidency.

Ulysses S. Grant: A Biography takes an in-depth look at one of the most well-known figures to emerge from the American Civil War, the famed Union commander and 18th President of the United States who has become an iconic part of our nation's history.

The book provides a balanced overview that encompasses all the major events of Grant's life as well as his ancestry, portraying him as a common man who endured defeats and setbacks instead of a flawless noble hero. It accurately chronicles his life as it took place and tells a story of perseverance that illuminates Grant's successes as a testimony to determination and pluck rather than the result of luck or raw talent. This work will be especially helpful to high school and college-age audiences, and can be enjoyed by anyone interested in the Civil War period.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780313392559
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/06/2012
Series:	Greenwood Biographies
Pages:	181
Product dimensions:	6.10(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.70(d)
Age Range:	14 - 17 Years

About the Author

Robert P. Broadwater has written or contributed to 30 books on the American Revolution and the Civil War. He is the author of Gettysburg as the Generals Remembered It: Postwar Perspectives of Ten Commanders and American Generals of the Revolutionary War: A Biographical Dictionary.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword yii

Preface ix

Timeline: Events in the Life of Ulysses S. Grant xv

Chapter 1 Ancestors, Lineage, and Early Years 1

Chapter 2 The School of the Soldier 9

Chapter 3 The War with Mexico 17

Chapter 4 Return to Civilian Life 31

Chapter 5 A Call to Arms 39

Chapter 6 Operations in the West 49

Chapter 7 Vicksburg and the Opening of the Mississippi 75

Chapter 8 Called to Chattanooga 107

Chapter 9 General-in-Chief 121

Chapter 10 A Warrior to the End 143

Afterword 165

Bibliographical Essay 169

Index 171