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The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant is the autobiography of the 18th President of the United States, focused mainly on his military career during the Mexican-American War... Read Full Overview

The complete personal memoirs of the 18th President of the United States and chief Union General during the American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant.

The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant is the autobiography of American President Ulysses S. Grant, focused mainly on the general's actions during the American Civil War. Written as Grant was dying in 1885, the two-volume set was published by Mark Twain shortly after Grant's... Read Full Overview

"The foremost military memoir in the English language, written in a clear, supple style . . . a masterpiece." --Ron Chernow, in Grant

Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States and was the top general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Grant wrote a biography which focused mainly on his experience in the Civil War. The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant was published by Mark... Read Full Overview

After three deadly years of fighting, President Abraham Lincoln had seen a little progress in the West against the Confederacy, but in the main theater of operations, Virginia, the lines were almost exactly where they had been when the American Civil War started. The war was... Read Full Overview

Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs begins with the author's formative years and his military service, continuing through the U.S. Civil War and the author's time as President of the United States. Various battles such as Monterrey, and sieges such as Vera Cruz, are recounted in this... Read Full Overview

"One of the most unflinching studies of war in our literature." --William McFeeley Among the autobiographies of great military figures, Ulysses S. Grant's is certainly one of the finest, and it is arguably the most notable literary achievement of any American president: a lucid,... Read Full Overview

Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs begins with the author's formative years and his military service, continuing through the U.S. Civil War and the author's time as President of the United States. Various battles such as Monterrey, and sieges such as Vera Cruz, are recounted in this... Read Full Overview

Among the autobiographies of generals and statesmen, the Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant ranks with the greatest. Mark Twain called it "the best of any general's since Caesar." And few historians would disagree. Unquestionably, it is the finest literary achievement by any... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original... Read Full Overview

"Personal Memoirs of Grant" from Ulysses Grant. 18th President of the United States (1822-1885).