Ulysses S. Grant, 1861-1864: His Rise from Obscurity to Military GreatnessMcFarland, 2014 M07 15 - 324 páginas On May 3, 1861, Illinois Governor Richard Yates appointed a Mexican War veteran with Democratic sympathies and southern ties to be chief mustering officer at Camp Yates in Springfield. And so began Ulysses S. Grant's reluctantly revived military career. Over the next three years, Grant would have a chance to display a myriad of talents few suspected, including a remarkable penchant for organization, decided skill at written communication and a quick understanding of military potential. By March 1864, Grant had risen to lieutenant general, a rank last held by George Washington. This biography details the three years which saw Ulysses S. Grant's extraordinary rise from mediocre shop clerk to general-in-chief of the U.S. Army. Beginning with Grant's work at his family's leather shop in Galena, Illinois, it records his re-entry into a military life as a volunteer from Illinois. Grant's most spectacular campaigns, including Vicksburg and Chattanooga, are discussed in depth. Special emphasis is placed on events such as politicking, rumors, and intrigue which took place between the various battles. Other topics include Grant's personal qualities and background, his extraordinary good fortune and the general's informal and unorthodox command style. The work is indexed. |
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His Rise from Obscurity to Military Greatness William Farina. 1-1864 s Hit Riwfivm Obscurity to Military Grrtitnns WILLIAM KAKINA Ulysses S. Grant, 1861-1864 Front Cover.
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... Ulysses S. Grant, unlike that of Abraham Lincoln, defies mythologizing. Had it not been for the first three years of the Ameri- can Civil War, Grant likely would have been forgotten to history; thus his is a case study in greatness ...
... Ulysses S. Grant while at the same time criticizing his occasional misbehavior. Conversely, Grant's contemporaries whom we do not admire, such as Je›erson Davis and John McClernand, were nevertheless occasionally capable of doing good ...
... Ulysses, was eventually “Mindful of his own lack of facilities for acquiring an education,” and therefore “his greatest desire in maturer years was for the education of his children.”18 Grant's admittance to West Point gave him ...
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Florida Missouri | 33 |
Brigadier General Grant | 40 |
Paducah Kentucky | 47 |
Calm Before the Storm | 54 |
The Most Anxious Period of the War | 127 |
Acoustic Shadow at Iuka | 132 |
The Battle of Corinth | 139 |
The First Vicksburg Campaign | 146 |
The Beginning of Total War | 153 |
The Second Vicksburg Campaign | 161 |
Steele Bayou Expedition | 175 |
Champion Hill | 190 |
Belmont Missouri | 61 |
Winter Quarters | 69 |
Cairo Dogs of War | 76 |
Fort Donelson | 83 |
Americas Most Wanted Man | 91 |
Shiloh | 98 |
Disgrace | 106 |
The Occupation of Memphis | 112 |
Reunited with Family | 119 |
MajorGeneral Grant | 210 |
New Orleans | 223 |
Missionary Ridge | 239 |
Celebrity in St Louis | 256 |
LieutenantGeneral Grant | 271 |
Notes | 285 |
Bibliography | 309 |
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