Grant Rises in the West: The First Year, 1861-1862

By Kenneth P. Williams

Book Overview

Ulysses S. Grant was a store clerk in Galena, Illinois, in April 1861 when he answered President Lincoln's call to fight for the Union. In The First Year, 1861-1862 , Grant begins as a colonel of Illinois volunteers and moves into prominence after strategically important battles at Belmont, Forts Henry and Donelson, and Shiloh.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803297939
• ISBN13: 9780803297937
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr
• Length: 585 Pages
• Weight: 5.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.3" x 1.3" x 5.5"