America's Hardscrabble General

America's Hardscrabble General

Ulysses S. Grant, from Farm Boy to Shiloh

Hurst, Jack

Southern Illinois University Press

11/2022

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List of Illustrations
Introduction:"Getting"General Grant
1. FARM BOY
2. MEXICO
3. PEACETIME: LIMBO OF HORRORS
4. 1861-1863: LAST LESSONS
Conclusion. THE GUTS OF GRANT'SGENERALSHIP
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index
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Civil War biography; Unconditional surrender; detailed analysis; military method; strategy of war; tactics; victory; battles; training; successful; what made him different; heavy drinking; Mexican War; Vicksburg campaign; Chattanooga; Appomattox; Shiloh; Fort Donelson; underdog; civilian; Julia Dent; childhood home; family life; Robert E. Lee; National Historic Site; Mt. McGregor cottage; Presidential Library