Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 62 Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) 1822 1885 United States President (1869-1877) Grant, U. S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant, Hiram Ulysses Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 1 Produced by Glen Bledsoe. Additional proofing by David Widger "Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 1" by Ulysses S. Grant is a historical account written during the late 19th century that focuses on the life and military career of Ulysses S. Grant, one of America's prominent Civil War generals and the 18th President of the United States. The memoir delves into his early life, military trainings, and experiences in significant conflicts such as the Mexican-American War and his observations leading up to the Civil War. The opening of the memoir introduces Grant's personal background, detailing his ancestry and early childhood in Ohio. He reflects on the challenges and tribulations faced by his ancestors, which shaped his values and perspectives. Grant touches upon his family’s deep-rooted American heritage, his father’s commitment to his education despite limited resources, as well as his own early aspirations and the influences that guided him towards a military career. Throughout this initial section, readers gain insight into the formative experiences that would later influence his leadership during the tumultuous periods of American history in which he played a pivotal role. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Generals -- United States -- Biography Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns Mexican War, 1846-1848 -- Personal narratives Presidents -- United States -- Biography United States. Army -- Biography E660 Text US Civil War Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American Browsing: History - Warfare 793626 793539 2024-09-01T08:22:20.719385 2023-10-01T07:44:53.829668 text/html text/html 793619 793532 2024-09-01T08:22:20.976370 2023-10-01T07:44:54.039676 text/html text/html 342085 2024-09-01T08:22:28.757430 application/epub+zip 353311 2024-09-01T08:22:22.622368 application/epub+zip 353312 2024-09-01T08:22:21.654347 application/epub+zip 630696 2024-09-01T08:22:33.870289 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 602842 2024-09-01T08:22:28.091351 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 603078 2022-09-01T09:28:23.805767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 763769 763725 2024-09-01T08:22:20.283363 2023-10-01T07:44:53.475659 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 763630 2020-12-31T12:36:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 273097 2020-12-31T12:36:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19537 2024-09-01T08:22:34.011297 application/rdf+xml 16307 2024-09-01T08:22:22.016344 image/jpeg 3759 2024-09-01T08:22:21.839359 image/jpeg 340026 2024-09-01T08:22:21.043371 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia