The Civil War Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
by Ulysses S. Grant

List Price: $21.99
Our Price: $10.78
You Save: $11.21 (51%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $7.60 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions

Book Summary Information

Book Reviews of The Civil War Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

Book Review: U.S. Grant book preview
Summary: 5 Stars

Summary of The Civil War Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

As commander of federal forces in the west, and later of the entire Union army, Grant oversaw some of the bloodiest actions of the war, among them the battles and sieges of Shiloh, Vicksburg, and Richmond. In his recollections of these fights, Grant praises his officers and men, who, he writes, "knew what they were fighting for." Quick, as well, to praise the gallantry of the enemy, Grant insists that the Civil War was fought not over states' rights, but over slavery, pure and simple, and he reckons that, considering postwar political and economic progress, "It is probably well that we had the war when we did."

To this abridged version--which would have benefited greatly from the addition of explanatory notes and a more useful introduction--historian Thomas Fleming adds an essay on the role of West Pointers on both sides of the conflict. Students of military history will find that essay worthy, and Grant's memoirs essential. --Gregory McNamee

Civil War Books

• Books > Subjects > Biographies & Memoirs > Historical > United States
• Leaders & Notable People > Military > United States Civil War
• People, A-Z > ( G ) > Grant, Ulysses S.
• History > Americas > United States > Civil War