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The life of Ulysses S. Grant : General United States Army
Title:
The life of Ulysses S. Grant : General United States Army
Author:
Deming, Henry Champion, 1815-1872
Publication Information:
Hartford [Conn.] : S.S. Scranton & Co. ; Cincinnati [Ohio] : National Pub. Co., 1868.
Physical Description:
533 pages : frontispiece (portrait) ; 22 cm
General Note:
Added t.p., engraved.
Contents:
Birth, parentage, childhood -- Education : West Point -- Education : Mexican War -- Education : Mexican War : Cerro Gordo to Mexico -- Education : frontier service, civil life -- What did he actually do in the Civil War?, he administers the District of South-Eastern Missouri -- He breaks the enemy's centre at Forts Henry and Donelson -- He wins the victory at Shiloh -- He defends Corinth and wins the Battle of Iuka -- He besieges Vicksburg -- He captures Vicksburg -- He relieves Chickamauga, and wins its great battle -- He invests Petersburg -- He receives the surrender of Lee -- Administrative experience.