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Ulysses S. Grant · Public domain text
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- Authors
- Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), John Alexander Logan (1826–1886), Philip Henry Sheridan (1831–1888), William T. Sherman (1820–1891)
- Language
- English
- Subjects
- Generals › United States › Biography, Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885, United States › History › Civil War, 1861-1865 › Campaigns, Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891, United States › History › Civil War, 1861-1865 › Biography, United States › History › Civil War, 1861-1865 › Personal narratives
- Length
- 1,079,107 words · about 75 h 34 min
- Sections
- 214 reader sections · Table of contents
- Source
- Project Gutenberg #57383
Contents (214)
- Opening under 1 min
- III. ARMY LIFECAUSES OF THE MEXICAN WARCAMP SALUBRITY under 1 min
- VI. ADVANCE OF THE ARMYCROSSING THE COLORADOTHE RIO GRANDE under 1 min
- VIII. ADVANCE ON MONTEREYTHE BLACK FORTTHE BATTLE OF MONTEREYSURRENDER OF THE CITY under 1 min
- X. MARCH TO JALAPABATTLE OF CERRO GORDOPEROTEPUEBLASCOTT AND TAYLOR under 1 min
- XVI. RESIGNATIONPRIVATE LIFELIFE AT GALENATHE COMING CRISIS about 1 min
- XXIX. VAN DORN'S MOVEMENTSBATTLE OF CORINTHCOMMAND OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TENNESSEE under 1 min
- XXXIII. ATTACK ON GRAND GULFOPERATIONS BELOW VICKSBURG under 1 min
- XXXVII. SIEGE OF VICKSBURG about 1 min
- XLVIII. COMMENCEMENT OF THE GRAND CAMPAIGNGENERAL BUTLER'S POSITIONSHERIDAN'S FIRST RAID under 1 min
- LI. AFTER THE BATTLETELEGRAPH AND SIGNAL SERVICEMOVEMENT BY THE LEFT FLANK about 1 min
- LX. THE BATTLE OF FRANKLINTHE BATTLE OF NASHVILLE about 1 min
- Appendix about 10 min
- I. A PRELIMINARY RETROSPECT about 1 min
- II. PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE about 1 min
- III. GROWTH OF THE SLAVERY QUESTION about 1 min
- IV. "POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY." about 1 min
- V. THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST OF 1860 THE CRISIS APPROACHING about 1 min
- VI. THE GREAT CONSPIRACY MATURING about 1 min
- VII. SECESSION ARMING about 1 min
- VIII. THE REJECTED OLIVE BRANCH about 1 min
- IX. SLAVERY'S SETTING AND FREEDOM'S DAWN about 1 min
- X. THE WAR-DRUM"ON TO WASHINGTON!" about 1 min
- XI. THE CAUSES OF SECESSION about 1 min
- XII. COPPERHEADISM VS. UNION DEMOCRACY about 1 min
- XIII. THE STORM OF BATTLE under 1 min
- XIV. THE COLORED CONTRABAND under 1 min
- XV. FREEDOM'S EARLY DAWN about 1 min
- XVI. "COMPENSATED GRADUAL EMANCIPATION." about 1 min
- XVII. BORDERSTATE OPPOSITION about 1 min
- XVIII. FREEDOM PROCLAIMED TO ALL about 1 min
- XIX. HISTORICAL REVIEW under 1 min
- XX. LINCOLN'S TROUBLES AND TEMPTATIONS under 1 min
- XXI. THE ARMEDNEGRO under 1 min
- XXII. FREEDOM'S SUN STILL RISING under 1 min
- XXIII. "THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT" IN THE SENATE under 1 min
- XXIV. TREASON IN THE NORTHERN CAMPS under 1 min
- XXV. THE "FIRE IN THE REAR." under 1 min
- XXVI. "THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT" DEFEATED IN THE HOUSE under 1 min
- XXVII. SLAVERY DOOMED AT THE POLLS under 1 min
- XXVIII. FREEDOM AT LAST ASSURED under 1 min
- XXIX. LINCOLN'S SECOND INAUGURATION under 1 min
- XXX. COLLAPSE OF THE ARMED CONSPIRACY under 1 min
- XXXI. ASSASSINATION! under 1 min
- XXXII. TURNING BACK THE HANDS about 1 min
- XXXIII. WHAT NEXT? about 1 min
- Preface about 2 min
- VI. ADVANCE OF THE ARMYCROSSING THE COLORADOTHE RIO GRANDE under 1 min
- VIII. ADVANCE ON MONTEREYTHE BLACK FORTTHE BATTLE OF MONTEREYSURRENDER OF THE CITY under 1 min
- X. MARCH TO JALAPABATTLE OF CERRO GORDOPEROTEPUEBLASCOTT AND TAYLOR under 1 min
- XVI. RESIGNATIONPRIVATE LIFELIFE AT GALENATHE COMING CRISIS about 1 min
- XXIX. VAN DORN'S MOVEMENTSBATTLE OF CORINTHCOMMAND OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TENNESSEE under 1 min
- XXXIII. ATTACK ON GRAND GULFOPERATIONS BELOW VICKSBURG under 1 min
- XXXVII. SIEGE OF VICKSBURG about 1 min
- XLVIII. COMMENCEMENT OF THE GRAND CAMPAIGNGENERAL BUTLER'S POSITIONSHERIDAN'S FIRST RAID under 1 min
- LI. AFTER THE BATTLETELEGRAPH AND SIGNAL SERVICEMOVEMENT BY THE LEFT FLANK about 1 min
- LX. THE BATTLE OF FRANKLINTHE BATTLE OF NASHVILLE about 1 min
- Appendix about 2 min
- I. ANCESTRYBIRTHBOYHOOD about 15 min
- II. WEST POINTGRADUATION about 13 min
- III. ARMY LIFECAUSES OF THE MEXICAN WARCAMP SALUBRITY about 16 min
- IV. CORPUS CHRISTIMEXICAN SMUGGLINGSPANISH RULE IN MEXICOSUPPLYING TRANSPORTATION about 12 min
- V. TRIP TO AUSTINPROMOTION TO FULL SECOND LIEUTENANTARMY OF OCCUPATION about 10 min
- VI. ADVANCE OF THE ARMYCROSSING THE COLORADOTHE RIO GRANDE about 7 min
- VII. THE MEXICAN WARTHE BATTLE OF PALO ALTOTHE BATTLE OF RESACA DE LA PALMAARMY OF INVASIONGENERAL TAYLORMOVEMENT ON CAMARGO about 15 min
- VIII. ADVANCE ON MONTEREYTHE BLACK FORTTHE BATTLE OF MONTEREYSURRENDER OF THE CITY about 11 min
- IX. POLITICAL INTRIGUEBUENA VISTAMOVEMENT AGAINST VERA CRUZSIEGE AND CAPTURE OF VERA CRUZ about 9 min
- X. MARCH TO JALAPABATTLE OF CERRO GORDOPEROTEPUEBLASCOTT AND TAYLOR about 1 h 19 min
- XVI. RESIGNATIONPRIVATE LIFELIFE AT GALENATHE COMING CRISIS about 3 h 7 min
- XXVIII. ADVANCE OF VAN DORN AND PRICEPRICE ENTERS IUKABATTLE OF IUKA about 9 min
- XXIX. VAN DORN'S MOVEMENTSBATTLE OF CORINTHCOMMAND OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE TENNESSEE about 56 min
- XXXIII. ATTACK ON GRAND GULFOPERATIONS BELOW VICKSBURG about 54 min
- XXXVII. SIEGE OF VICKSBURG about 2 h 54 min
- XLVIII. COMMENCEMENT OF THE GRAND CAMPAIGNGENERAL BUTLER'S POSITIONSHERIDAN'S FIRST RAID about 44 min
- LI. AFTER THE BATTLETELEGRAPH AND SIGNAL SERVICEMOVEMENT BY THE LEFT FLANK about 2 h 43 min
- LX. THE BATTLE OF FRANKLINTHE BATTLE OF NASHVILLE about 2 h 44 min
- Appendix about 2 h 22 min
- I. FROM 1820 TO THE MEXICAN WAR about 42 min
- II. EARLY RECOLLECTIONS of CALIFORNIA about 1 h 25 min
- III. EARLY RECOLLECTIONS OF CALIFORNIA(CONTINUED) about 38 min
- IV. MISSOURI, LOUISIANA, AND CALIFORNIA about 38 min
- V. CALIFORNIA about 42 min
- VI. CALIFORNIA, NEW YORK, AND KANSAS about 16 min
- VII. LOUISIANA about 35 min
- VIII. MISSOURI about 16 min
- IX. FROM THE BATTLE OF BULL RUN TO PADUCAH KENTUCKY AND MISSOURI about 1 h 18 min
- X. BATTLE of SHILOH about 44 min
- XI. SHILOH TO MEMPHIS about 26 min
- XII. MEMPHIS TO ARKANSAS POST about 1 h 7 min
- XIII. VICKSBURG about 1 h 9 min
- XIV. CHATTANOOGA AND KNOXVILLE about 1 h 18 min
- XV. MERIDIAN CAMPAIGN about 1 h 16 min
- XVI. ATLANTA CAMPAIGN-NASHVILLE AND CHATTANOOGA TO BENEBAW about 59 min
- XVII. ATLANTA CAMPAIGNBATTLES ABOUT KENESAW MOUNTAIN about 21 min
- XVIII. ATLANTA CAMPAIGNBATTLES ABOUT ATLANTA about 48 min
- XIX. CAPTURE OF ATLANTA about 1 h 6 min
- XX. ATLANTA AND AFTERPURSUIT OF HOOD about 52 min
- XXI. THE MARCH TO THE SEA FROM ATLANTA TO SAVANNAH about 1 h 39 min
- XXII. SAVANNAH AND POCOTALIGO about 1 h 7 min
- XXIII. CAMPAIGN OF THE CAROLINAS about 1 h 28 min
- XXIV. END OF THE WAR--FROM GOLDSBORO' TO RALEIGH AND WASHINGTON about 1 h 29 min
- XXV. CONCLUSION--MILITARY LESSONS OF THE WAR about 44 min
- XXVI. AFTER THE WAR about 1 h 39 min
- Chapter I about 12 min
- Chapter II about 18 min
- Chapter III about 14 min
- Chapter IV about 16 min
- Chapter V about 13 min
- Chapter VI about 17 min
- Chapter VII about 19 min
- Chapter VIII about 16 min
- Chapter IX about 20 min
- Chapter X about 15 min
- Chapter XI about 18 min
- Chapter XII about 12 min
- Chapter XIII about 23 min
- Chapter XIV about 21 min
- Chapter XV about 19 min
- Chapter XVI about 30 min
- Chapter XVII about 17 min
- Chapter XVIII about 22 min
- Chapter XIX about 19 min
- Chapter XX about 16 min
- Chapter XXI about 22 min
- Chapter XXII about 17 min
- Chapter XXIII about 19 min
- Chapter XXIV about 23 min
- Chapter I about 20 min
- Chapter II about 17 min
- Chapter III about 32 min
- Chapter IV about 22 min
- Chapter V about 21 min
- Chapter VI about 23 min
- Chapter VII about 14 min
- Chapter VIII about 16 min
- Chapter IX about 21 min
- Chapter X about 25 min
- Chapter XI about 30 min
- Chapter XII about 24 min
- Chapter XIII about 15 min
- Chapter XIV about 23 min
- Chapter XV about 13 min
- Chapter XVI about 17 min
- Chapter XVII about 12 min
- Chapter XVIII about 14 min
- Chapter XIX about 17 min
- Chapter XX about 21 min
- Preface about 2 min
- I. A PRELIMINARY RETROSPECT about 1 min
- II. PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE about 1 min
- III. GROWTH OF THE SLAVERY QUESTION about 1 min
- IV. "POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY." about 1 min
- V. THE PRESIDENTIAL CONTEST OF 1860 THE CRISIS APPROACHING about 1 min
- VI. THE GREAT CONSPIRACY MATURING about 1 min
- VII. SECESSION ARMING about 1 min
- VIII. THE REJECTED OLIVE BRANCH about 1 min
- IX. SLAVERY'S SETTING AND FREEDOM'S DAWN about 1 min
- X. THE WAR-DRUM"ON TO WASHINGTON!" about 1 min
- XI. THE CAUSES OF SECESSION about 1 min
- XII. COPPERHEADISM VS. UNION DEMOCRACY about 1 min
- XIII. THE STORM OF BATTLE under 1 min
- XIV. THE COLORED CONTRABAND under 1 min
- XV. FREEDOM'S EARLY DAWN about 1 min
- XVI. "COMPENSATED GRADUAL EMANCIPATION." about 1 min
- XVII. BORDERSTATE OPPOSITION about 1 min
- XVIII. FREEDOM PROCLAIMED TO ALL about 1 min
- XIX. HISTORICAL REVIEW under 1 min
- XX. LINCOLN'S TROUBLES AND TEMPTATIONS under 1 min
- XXI. THE ARMEDNEGRO under 1 min
- XXII. FREEDOM'S SUN STILL RISING under 1 min
- XXIII. "THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT" IN THE SENATE under 1 min
- XXIV. TREASON IN THE NORTHERN CAMPS under 1 min
- XXV. THE "FIRE IN THE REAR." under 1 min
- XXVI. "THIRTEENTH AMENDMENT" DEFEATED IN THE HOUSE under 1 min
- XXVII. SLAVERY DOOMED AT THE POLLS under 1 min
- XXVIII. FREEDOM AT LAST ASSURED under 1 min
- XXIX. LINCOLN'S SECOND INAUGURATION under 1 min
- XXX. COLLAPSE OF THE ARMED CONSPIRACY under 1 min
- XXXI. ASSASSINATION! under 1 min
- XXXII. TURNING BACK THE HANDS about 1 min
- XXXIII. WHAT NEXT? about 1 min
- I. A PRELIMINARY RETROSPECT about 17 min
- II. PROTECTION AND FREE TRADE about 26 min
- III. GROWTH OF THE SLAVERY QUESTION about 22 min
- IV. POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY about 56 min
- Chapter V about 22 min
- VI. THE GREAT CONSPIRACY MATURING about 22 min
- VII. SECESSION ARMING about 48 min
- VIII. THE REJECTED OLIVE BRANCH about 40 min
- IX. SLAVERY'S SETTING, AND FREEDOM'S DAWN about 28 min
- X. THE WAR-DRUM "ON TO WASHINGTON" about 39 min
- XI. THE CAUSES OF SECESSION about 59 min
- XII. COPPERHEADISM VS. UNION DEMOCRACY about 31 min
- XIII. THE STORM OF BATTLE about 1 h 41 min
- XIV. THE COLORED CONTRABAND about 22 min
- XV. FREEDOM'S EARLY DAWN about 22 min
- Chapter XVI about 24 min
- XVII. BORDER-STATE OPPOSITION about 47 min
- XVIII. FREEDOM PROCLAIMED TO ALL about 55 min
- XIX. HISTORICAL REVIEW about 16 min
- XX. LINCOLN'S TROUBLES AND TEMPTATIONS about 42 min
- XXI. THE ARMED NEGRO about 20 min
- XXII. FREEDOM'S SUN STILL RISING about 23 min
- Chapter XXIII about 34 min
- XXIV. TREASON IN THE NORTHERN CAMPS about 10 min
- Chapter XXV about 17 min
- Chapter XXVI about 21 min
- XXVII. SLAVERY DOOMED AT THE POLLS about 12 min
- XXVIII. FREEDOM AT LAST ASSURED about 18 min
- XXIX. LINCOLN'S SECOND INAUGURATION about 23 min
- XXX. COLLAPSE OF THE ARMED CONSPIRACY about 12 min
- XXXI. ASSASSINATION! about 18 min
- XXXII. TURNING BACK THE HANDS! about 20 min
- XXXIII. WHAT NEXT? about 12 min
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