Project Gutenberg 2004-09-15 Public domain in the USA. 103 Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) 1822 1885 United States President (1869-1877) Grant, U. S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant, Hiram Ulysses Cramer, Jesse Grant 1869 Cramer, J. Grant (Jesse Grant) Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister, 1857-78 Reading ease score: 70.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. E-text prepared by Ted Garvin and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister, 1857-78" by Grant is a collection of personal letters written during the mid-19th century. This correspondence offers a unique insight into the life and thoughts of Ulysses S. Grant, a significant figure in American history who served as a commanding general during the Civil War and later as President. The letters chronicle Grant's life from his early military career to his experiences during the tumultuous period of the Civil War, reflecting his character, family relationships, and personal challenges. The opening of the collection establishes the framework for understanding General Grant's character through his letters to his father and sister. It begins with a letter from St. Louis, expressing familial sentiments and everyday concerns about farm life and family health. These letters blend personal anecdotes with glimpses into Grant's life decisions, such as his struggles with farming and his eventual return to military service. The early letters touch on his worried reflections about his family and children while revealing his ambitions and thoughts about the future, setting the stage for his emergence as a pivotal leader in American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 -- Correspondence Presidents -- United States -- Correspondence Generals -- United States -- Correspondence E660 Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - American 229670 229153 2024-10-06T08:10:54.565823 2023-10-06T09:19:45.675719 text/html text/html 227301 2020-12-18T06:44:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 79497 2020-12-18T06:44:25 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 185270 2024-10-06T08:11:02.894776 application/epub+zip 187669 2024-10-06T08:10:58.575806 application/epub+zip 139704 2024-10-06T08:10:57.158886 application/epub+zip 435224 2024-10-06T08:11:05.854347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424975 2024-10-06T08:11:01.989809 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206872 2022-08-06T18:38:00.733556 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 209351 209278 2024-10-06T08:10:53.811855 2023-10-06T09:19:45.028827 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 209074 2020-12-18T06:44:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 79135 2020-12-18T06:44:25 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 209084 2020-12-18T06:44:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 79130 2020-12-18T06:44:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22437 2024-10-06T08:11:05.990259 application/rdf+xml 25466 2024-10-06T08:10:57.738814 image/jpeg 4822 2024-10-06T08:10:57.447844 image/jpeg 182649 2024-10-06T08:10:54.585826 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