Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Introduction PREFACE CHAPTER ONE - ANCESTRY — BIRTH — BOYHOOD CHAPTER TWO - WEST POINT — GRADUATION CHAPTER THREE - ARMY LIFE — CAUSES OF THE MEXICAN WAR — CAMP SALUBRITY CHAPTER FOUR - CORPUS CHRISTI — MEXICAN SMUGGLING — SPANISH RULE IN MEXICO — CHAPTER FIVE - TRIP TO AUSTIN — PROMOTION TO FULL SECOND LIEUTENANT — ARMY OF OCCUPATION CHAPTER SIX - ADVANCE OF THE ARMY — CROSSING THE COLORADO — THE RIO GRANDE CHAPTER SEVEN - THE MEXICAN WAR — THE BATTLE OF PALO ALTO — THE BATTLE OF CHAPTER EIGHT - ADVANCE ON MONTEREY — THE BLACK FORT — THE BATTLE OF MONTEREY — CHAPTER NINE - POLITICAL INTRIGUE — BUENA VISTA — MOVEMENT AGAINST VERA CRUZ — CHAPTER TEN - MARCH TO JALAPA — BATTLE OF CERRO GORDO — PEROTE — PUEBLA — SCOTT CHAPTER ELEVEN - ADVANCE ON THE CITY OF MEXICO — BATTLE OF CONTRERAS — ASSAULT CHAPTER TWELVE - PROMOTION TO FIRST LIEUTENANT — CAPTURE OF THE CITY OF MEXICO CHAPTER THIRTEEN - TREATY OF PEACE — MEXICAN BULL FIGHTS — REGIMENTAL CHAPTER FOURTEEN - RETURN OF THE ARMY — MARRIAGE — ORDERED TO THE PACIFIC COAST CHAPTER FIFTEEN - SAN FRANCISCO — EARLY CALIFORNIA EXPERIENCES — LIFE ON THE CHAPTER SIXTEEN - RESIGNATION — PRIVATE LIFE — LIFE AT GALENA — THE COMING CRISIS CHAPTER SEVENTEEN - OUTBREAK OF THE REBELLION — PRESIDING AT A UNION MEETING — CHAPTER EIGHTEEN - APPOINTED COLONEL OF THE 21ST ILLINOIS — PERSONNEL OF THE CHAPTER NINETEEN - COMMISSIONED BRIGADIER-GENERAL — COMMAND AT IRONTON, MO — CHAPTER TWENTY - GENERAL FREMONT IN COMMAND — MOVEMENT AGAINST BELMONT — BATTLE CHAPTER TWENTY ONE - GENERAL HALLECK IN COMMAND — COMMANDING THE DISTRICT OF CHAPTER TWENTY TWO - INVESTMENT OF FORT DONELSON — THE NAVAL OPERATIONS — CHAPTER TWENTY THREE - PROMOTED MAJOR-GENERAL OF VOLUNTEERS — UNOCCUPIED CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR - THE ARMY AT PITTSBURG LANDING — INJURED BY A FALL — THE CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE - STRUCK BY A BULLET — PRECIPITATE RETREAT OF THE CHAPTER TWENTY SIX - HALLECK ASSUMES COMMAND IN THE FIELD — THE ADVANCE UPON CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN - HEADQUARTERS MOVED TO MEMPHIS — ON THE ROAD TO MEMPHIS — CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHT - ADVANCE OF VAN DORN AND PRICE — PRICE ENTERS IUKA — CHAPTER TWENTY NINE - VAN DORN’S MOVEMENTS — BATTLE OF CORINTH — COMMAND OF THE CHAPTER THIRTY - THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST VICKSBURG — EMPLOYING THE FREEDMEN — CHAPTER THIRTY ONE - HEADQUARTERS MOVED TO HOLLY SPRINGS — GENERAL McCLERNAND CHAPTER THIRTY TWO - THE BAYOUS WEST OF THE MISSISSIPPI — CRITICISMS OF THE CHAPTER THIRTY THREE - ATTACK ON GRAND GULF — OPERATIONS BELOW VICKSBURG CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR - CAPTURE OF PORT GIBSON — GRIERSON’S RAID — OCCUPATION OF CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE - MOVEMENT AGAINST JACKSON — FALL OF JACKSON — INTERCEPTING CHAPTER THIRTY SIX - BATTLE OF BLACK RIVER BRIDGE — CROSSING THE BIG BLACK — CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN - SIEGE OF VICKSBURG CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT - JOHNSTON’S MOVEMENTS — FORTIFICATIONS AT HAINES’ BLUFF — CHAPTER THIRTY NINE - RETROSPECT OF THE CAMPAIGN — SHERMAN’S MOVEMENTS — CHAPTER FORTY - FIRST MEETING WITH SECRETARY STANTON — GENERAL ROSECRANS — CHAPTER FORTY ONE - ASSUMING THE COMMAND AT CHATTANOOGA — OPENING A LINE OF CHAPTER FORTY TWO - CONDITION OF THE ARMY — REBUILDING THE RAILROAD — GENERAL CHAPTER FORTY THREE - PREPARATIONS FOR BATTLE — THOMAS CARRIES THE FIRST LINE CHAPTER FORTY FOUR - BATTLE OF CHATTANOOGA — A GALLANT CHARGE — COMPLETE ROUT CHAPTER FORTY FIVE - THE RELIEF OF KNOXVILLE — HEADQUARTERS MOVED TO NASHVILLE CHAPTER FORTY SIX - OPERATIONS IN MISSISSIPPI — LONGSTREET IN EAST TENNESSEE — CHAPTER FORTY SEVEN - THE MILITARY SITUATION — PLANS FOR THE CAMPAIGN — CHAPTER FORTY EIGHT - COMMENCEMENT OF THE GRAND CAMPAIGN — GENERAL BUTLER’S CHAPTER FORTY NINE - SHERMAN’S CAMPAIGN IN GEORGIA — SEIGE OF ATLANTA — DEATH CHAPTER FIFTY - GRAND MOVEMENT OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC — CROSSING THE CHAPTER FIFTY ONE - AFTER THE BATTLE — TELEGRAPH AND SIGNAL SERVICE — MOVEMENT CHAPTER FIFTY TWO - BATTLE OF SPOTTSYLVANIA — HANCOCK’S POSITION — ASSAULT OF CHAPTER FIFTY THREE - HANCOCK’S ASSAULT — LOSSES OF THE CONFEDERATES — CHAPTER FIFTY FOUR - MOVEMENT BY THE LEFT FLANK — BATTLE OF NORTH ANNA — AN CHAPTER FIFTY FIVE - ADVANCE ON COLD HARBOR — AN ANECDOTE OF THE WAR — BATTLE CHAPTER FIFTY SIX - LEFT FLANK MOVEMENT ACROSS THE CHICKAHOMINY AND JAMES — CHAPTER FIFTY SEVEN - RAID ON THE VIRGINIA CENTRAL RAILROAD — RAID ON THE CHAPTER FIFTY EIGHT - SHERIDAN’S ADVANCE — VISIT TO SHERIDAN — SHERIDAN’S CHAPTER FIFTY NINE - THE CAMPAIGN IN GEORGIA — SHERMAN’S MARCH TO THE SEA — WAR CHAPTER SIXTY - THE BATTLE OF FRANKLIN — THE BATTLE OF NASHVILLE CHAPTER SIXTY ONE - EXPEDITION AGAINST FORT FISHER — ATTACK ON THE FORT — CHAPTER SIXTY TWO - SHERMAN’S MARCH NORTH — SHERIDAN ORDERED TO LYNCHBURG — CHAPTER SIXTY THREE - ARRIVAL OF THE PEACE COMMISSIONERS — LINCOLN AND THE CHAPTER SIXTY FOUR - INTERVIEW WITH SHERIDAN — GRAND MOVEMENT OF THE ARMY OF CHAPTER SIXTY FIVE - THE CAPTURE OF PETERSBURG — MEETING PRESIDENT LINCOLN IN CHAPTER SIXTY SIX - BATTLE OF SAILOR’S CREEK — ENGAGEMENT AT FARMVILLE — CHAPTER SIXTY SEVEN - NEGOTIATIONS AT APPOMATTOX — INTERVIEW WITH LEE AT CHAPTER SIXTY EIGHT - MORALE OF THE TWO ARMIES — RELATIVE CONDITIONS OF THE CHAPTER SIXTY NINE - SHERMAN AND JOHNSTON — JOHNSTON’S SURRENDER TO SHERMAN — CHAPTER SEVENTY - THE END OF THE WAR — THE MARCH TO WASHINGTON — ONE OF CONCLUSION APPENDIX - REPORT OF LIEUTENANT-GENERAL U S GRANT, OF THE UNITED STATES ENDNOTES INDEX SUGGESTED READING Introduction and Suggested Reading © 2003 by Barnes & Noble, Inc Originally published in two volumes in 1885 This 2003 edition published by Barnes & Noble, Inc All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher ISBN-13: 978-0-7607-4990-6 ISBN-10: 0-7607-4990-6 eISBN : 978-1-411-42830-0 Printed and bound in the United States of America 10 Gore, Captain Gordon, J B., General Grand Gulf, occupation of Granger, Gordon, General; ; at battle of Chattanooga Granger, R S, General Grant, Frederick., assists in preparing Memoirs, xxx, is with Grant in campaign and siege of Vicksburg Grant, Jesse R., lives with Judge Tod, his education; establishes himself in business at Ravenna, O; moves to Point Pleasant, O., contributes to newspapers, his interest in politics, marries Hannah Simpson, his interest in education of his children, cultivates land, moves to Bethel, O Grant, Lawson Grant, Matthew Grant, Noah Grant, Noah, Captain Grant, Peter, Grant, Samuel Grant, Solomon, Grant, U S., is injured by a fall, xxix; loses financial resources, xxix; writes for Century Magazine, xxix; is seriously; his ancestry, ; his birth, at Point Pleasant, O., moves to Georgetown, O., his early educational opportunities, his progress at school, his early tastes and occupations, is appointed to West Point, goes to West Point, is admitted to West Point, is discontented, his class rank, enjoys his first furlough, ; has a presentiment of future greatness, chooses between arms of service, leaves West Point, serves at Jefferson Barracks, ; becomes acquainted with Julia Dent, is engaged to Julia Dent, corresponds with Julia Dent, applies for assistant professorship at West Point, serves at Camp Salubrity, goes to Corpus Christi with his regiment, visits Austin, marches to the Rio Grande,; is promoted to second-lieutenancy, at battle of Palo Alto,; commands a company, ; at battle of Resaca de la Palma, ; his reflections on his destiny, acts as quartermaster and commissary, ; at battle of Monterey, at siege of Vera Cruz,; at battle of Cerro Gordo, ; at battle of Contreras, at battle of Churubusco, at battle of Molino del Rey, at battle of Chapultepec, at San Cosme, is promoted to firstlieutenancy, visits Popocatapetl,; visits Caves of Mexico, marries Julia Dent, serves at Detroit, goes to Pacific coast with his regiment, is stationed in California, ; in Oregon Territory, ; is promoted to captaincy, ; resigns his position in army and joins his family, builds a house, engages in real estate business in St Louis, is candidate for office of county engineer, enters his fathers store at Galena, Ill., as clerk, casts his first vote, presides at a Union meeting, declines a captaincy of volunteers, assists the adjutant-general of Illinois, offers his services to the Government, is appointed colonel oft Illinois regiment, moves in various directions with his regiment, takes command of a sub-district, is stationed at Mexico, Mo., is appointed brigadier-general, at Ironton, Mo., at Jefferson City, Mo., is assigned to command of District of South-east Missouri; seizes Paducah, at battle of Belmont, narrowly escapes death, captures Fort Henry, captures Fort Donelson, is promoted to major-generalship of volunteers, is relieved of command, ; is restored to command, is injured by fall of a horse, at battle of Shiloh, is struck by a bullet, narrowly escapes being made a prisoner, at battle of Iuka, at battle of Corinth, is put in command of Department of the Tennessee, begins campaign against Vicksburg, employs freedmen, is criticized by newspapers, at attack on Grand Gulf, captures Port Gibson, occupies Grand Gulf, at battle of Raymond, captures Jackson, Miss., at battle of Champion’s Hill, at battle of Black River Bridge, relieves McClernand of command, ; receives surrender of Vicksburg, is injured by fall of a horse, is ordered to Cairo, is appointed to command of Military Division of the Mississipp; at battle of Wauhatchie, at battle of Missionary Ridge, at battle of Lookout Mountain, at battle of Chattanooga,; is thanked by President Lincoln, chap.xlv; receives thanks of Congress, chap.xlv; antagonizes Stanton, is commissioned lieutenant-general, narrowly escapes capture, at battle of Wilderness, at battle of Spottsylvania, at battle of North Anna, ; at battle of Cold Harbor, receives surrender of Lee Grant, U S., Mrs Gregg, General, at battle of Wilderness Gresham, General Grierson, Colonel Griffin, General, at battle of Five Forks Grose, Colonel, at battle of Lookout Mountain Gwin, Commander H HACKELMAN, GENERAL Hains, Lieutenant Halleck, H W., Major-General, supersedes Fremont, removes Grant from command of an expedition, assumes command in field, occupies Corinth, is appointed to command of all the Union armies, supports Grant against newspaper criticism, his disposition Hamer, Thomas., secures Grant’s appointment to West Point, his ability Hamilton, C S., Major-General Hampton, Wade, General Hancock, W S., General, at battle of Wilderness, at battle of Spottsylvania,at battle of North Anna; at battle of Cold Harbor, his ability and courage Hardee, Captain, General Harney, General Harris, Thomas, Colonel, General Hartranft, General Hartsuff, General Haslett, Lieutenant Hatch, Colonel Hatch, General Hawkins, Major Hayes, R, B., General, his gallantry and efficiency Hays, Alexander, General, at battle of Wilderness, his gallantry Hazen, General, 374;; captures Fort McAllister, Hebért, Colonel Heckman, General Herron, General, at siege of Vicksburg, Heth, General, at battle of Wilderness Hill, General, ; at battle of Wilderness, at battle of North Anna Hillyer, Captain Hinks, General Hoffman, Colonel, at capture of San Antonio Hoke, General Holly Springs, Miss., occupation of, loss of Holmes, Captain, General, Hood, General, supersedes Johnston, his methods, at battle of Franklin, at battle of Nashville Hooker, General, at battle of Wauhatchie, at battle of Lookout Mountain, at battle of Chattanooga, his character Horses, Grant’s experience with Hoskins, Lieutenant, at battle of Monterey Hovey, General, at battle of Champion’s Hill Howard, B B Howard, O O., General, at battle of Wauhatchie Hudson, Captain Humphreys, General, at battle of White Oak Road Hunt, Henry J., General Hunter, General Hunter, R M T Hurlbut, General, at battle of Shiloh, at battle ofCorinth I INDIANS, their treatment by Hudsonâs Bay Company, their manner of trading, their remedy for disease Ingalls, Rufus, General Iuka, battle of Intrigue, political J JACKSON, CLAIRBORN, Governor Jackson, General, attempts to capture Grant Jackson, Miss., capture of Jefferson Barracks, St Louis Jenkins, General, at battle of Wilderness Johnson, Andrew, Governor Vice-President, President; his course toward the South Johnson, R., General Johnson, Richard W., General Johnston, A S., General, his ability Johnston, Joseph E., General, is relieved from command, his tactics his policy, his ability, is put in command of troops in North and South Carolina, surrenders to Sherman Johnston, William Preston, Colonel Jones, W S., General Juarez, President Judah, Lieutenant, at battle of San Cosme K KAUTZ, A., GENERAL Kearney, Philip, Captain Kearney, Steven, Colonel Kelley, General Kelly, Miss Kilpatrick, General Kimball, General King, Major Kitching, Colonel L LAGOW, C B., LIEUTENANT Lake Providence Lauman, General, at siege of Vicksburg, Lawler, General, at battle of Black River Bridge Ledlie, General, Lee, Fitz-Hugh, General Lee, Robert E., Captain, General, at battle of Wilderness, at battle of Spottsylvania, at battle of North Anna, at battle of Cold Harbor, his advantages as a commander, surrenders Army of Northern Virginia Lee, Stephen., General Leggett, M., Colonel, Brigadier-General Lincoln, Abraham, ; goes to Washington as President elect, , takes oath to maintain Union, his hopeful-ness of Union cause, ; sends congratulatory letter to Grant,supports Grant against newspaper criticism thanks Grant, his generosity and kindness, is assassinated, reflections in regard to,anecdote about,contrasted with Stanton Lincoln, Mrs Logan, John A., is elected to Congress, his political attitude, General, his influence in his Congressional district, at occupation of Grand Gulf, his ability, at battle of Champion’s Hill, at siege of Vicksburg Longstreet, General, at battle of Wauhatchie, his character, battle of Wilderness, is seriously wounded Lookout Mountain, battle of Lookout, General, at battle of Chattanooga Loomis, Mr Loring, General Loudon, Colonel Lovell, Mansfield, General Luther, Lieutenant Lyon, N., Captain M MACKENZIE, GENERAL, his ability Macon, Ga., capture of Mansfield, Major Markland, A H., Colonel Marshall, Colonel Marshall, Colonel Marsh, C., Colonel, Brigadier-General Mason, Rodney, Colonel, surrenders Clarksville Matamoras, Mex., skirmish at Martindale, General, at battle of Cold Harbor McArthur, General, ;; at siege of Vicksburg, McCall, Captain, at battle of Resaca de la Palma McCandless, William, Colonel McCausland, General, McClellan, George B., Lieutenant, at battle of Cerro Gordo, General, orders Grant relieved from duty McClernand, John A., General, at capture of Fort Henry, at capture of Fort Dondelson, at battle of Shiloh, at capture of Arkansas Post, ; his fitness to command, at occupation of Grand Gulf,at siege of Vicksburg, McCook, A McD., General, at battle of Shiloh McGroierty, General McKinzie, Captain, at battle of Chapultepec McLean, Mr McPherson, Colonel, at battle of Shiloh, General, at battle of Corinth, is promoted to majorgeneralcy, at occupation of Grand Gulf, at battle of Raymond, at capture of Jackson, at battle of Champion’s Hill, at battle of Black River Bridge, at siege of Vicksburg, is killed, his character and ability Meade, George G., Lieutenant, General, at battle of Wilderness, at battle of Spottsylvania, at capture of Petersburg, his character and ability Merritt, General Mersy, Colonel Mexicans, their bravery and patriotism,; their amusments Mexico under Spanish rule Mexico, City of, capture of Miles, General Missionary Ridge, battle of Mitchell, General Mobile, Ala., capture of Molino del Rey, battle of Monterey, Mex., movement of forces to,preparation for attacking, ; battle of Montgomery, Ala., capture of Montgomery, Colonel Morales, General, surrenders Vera Cruz Morgan, General Morgan, John H., General Morrison, William R., Colonel Morris, Thomas Mosby, John S., Colonel, his character and ability Mott, General, at battle of Wilderness, at battle of Spottsylvania Mower, J A., Brigadier-General Mules, branding and breaking Mulligan, Colonel Murphy, Colonel, his character N NAPOLEON Napoleon Nashville, battle of Navy under Admiral Porter, efficiency of Negley, General Nelson, General, at battle of Shiloh Newton, General North Anna, battle of O OâFALLON, JOHN, COLONEL Oglesby, Richard J., Colonel, at battle of Corinth Oliver, W S., Colonel Ord, General, at battle of Iuka, at battle of Corinth, at capture of Vicksburg, is seriously wounded, at battle of White Oak Road Osterhaus, General, at battle of Champion’s Hill, at battle of Lookout Mountain Owen, General, at battle of Wilderness P PADUCAH, KY., capture of Page, Captain, at battle of Palo Alto Palmer, John M., Colonel, General Palo Alto, battle of Parke, General Parker, General Parties, secret political, Grant’s opinion of Patterson, General Payne, Mr Pemberton, Lieutenant, I General, at battle of Champion’s Hill, surrenders Vicksburg Pendleton, General Pennybacker, Colonel, at capture of Fort Fisher, ; is seriously wounded Perote, Mex., capture of Petersburg, Va., investment of, explosion of mine before, capture of Pleasonton, Alfred, General Pleasants, Colonel Pickett, General Pierce, Colonel, at battle of North Anna Pierce, General Franklin Pillow, General, at battle of Cerro Gordo, at battle of Chapultepec, opposes Scott, escapes from Fort Donelson Pittsburg Landing, Tenn Prime, Captain, at siege of Vicksburg Point Pleasant, O., Grant’s birth at Politics before War of Rebellion, Grant’s participation in Polk, Bishop, General Polk President Pope, John, General Porter, Admiral, at capture of Arkansas Post runs Vicksburg batteries, attacks Grand Gulf, at siege of Vicksburg, , at capture of Fort Fisher Porter, Andrew, Captain Porter, Lieutenant-Colonel Porter, Theodric, Lieutenant Porter, William, Captain Port Gibson, Miss., capture of Port Hudson, La., surrender of Potter, General, at battle of North Anna Prentiss, B M., General, supersedes Grant, is disaffected, his bravery and devotion, at battle of Shiloh, is captured, defends Helena Price, Sterling, General, captures Iuka Q QUINBY, GENERAL Quitman, General R RALSTON, MR Ransom, General, ; his ability Rawlins, John A.Colonel Raymond, battle of Read, Colonel Resaca de la Palma, battle of Revolution, right of Reynolds, Lieutenant-Governor Rice, J , General, at battle of Spottsylvania, killed Richmond, Va., capture of Ricketts, General, Riley, General, at capture of San Antonio Ringgold, Major, at battle of Palo Alto Rockwell, Mrs., Rosecrans, General, at battle of Iuka, at battle of Corinth, is superseded by Thomas Ross, Colonel, General Rosser, General, at battle of Wilderness Rousseau, General Rowley, Captain Russell, General Rust General, at battle of Corinth S SAILOR’S CREEK, battle of San Antonio, Mex., capture of San Cosme, battle of Sanders, Captain San Francisco, Cal., early days of Santa Anna, President, evacuates City of Mexico Santo Domingo Savannah, Ga., siege of, capture of Schenck, Captain Schofield, General Scott, Winfield S., General, his personal appearance, his aspirations, political opposition to, assumes command of army of invasion, contrasted with Taylor, his tactics, his wisdom and discretion, his generalship, is relieved of command in field, Sedgwick, John, General, at battle of Wilderness, at battle of Spottsylvania, is killed, his bravery and conscientiousness Slavery Selma, Ala., capture of Semmes, Lieutenant, at battle of San Cosme Seward, Mr., is assassinated Sheridan, P H., Colonel, General, at battle of Chattanooga, ;, makes first raid against Lee, at battle of Wilderness, is congratulated by Grant, his ride to Winchester, at battle of Five Forks Sherman, General, offers assistance to Grant, his ability, is wounded, at battle of Shiloh, attempts to capture Vicksburg, captures Arkansas Post, at capture of Jackson, at siege of Vicksburg is assigned to command of Army of the Tennessee at battle of Missionary Ridge, at battle of Chattanooga, succeeds Grant in command of Division of the Mississippi conducts campaign against Atlanta, captures Atlanta, his march to the sea, receives resolutions of thanks from Congress, receives surrender of Johnston, his loyalty Sherman, Mrs Shields, General, at battle of Churubusco Shiloh, battle of Shirk, Commander, at battle of Shiloh Sibley, Captain Sigel, General Simpson, Hannah, ancestry of, marries Jesse R Grant Simpson, John Slaughter, Lieutenant Slocum, H W., General Smith, A J., General, at battle of Champion’s Hill,; at siege of Vicksburg Smith, C F., Captain, General, his ability, at capture of Fort Donelson, Halleck’s estimate of Smith, Dr Smith, Dr Smith, Giles A., General Smith, Governor Smith, G W., Lieutenant, ; General Smith, John E., Brigadier-General ;; at battle of Missionary Ridge, at battle of Chattanooga Smith, Kirby, General, ; surrenders Smith, Morgan., General.;; at capture of Missionary Ridge, at battle of Chattanooga Smith, Sidney, Lieutenant Smith, Sooy, General Smith, Watson Lieutenant- Commander Smith, W F Brigadier-General, at battle of Wauhatchie, Major-General, battle of Cold Harbor South, attitude of, before War; advantages of, at beginning of War, boldness of, during War, benefit of War to, bravery and gallantry of Spottsylvania, battle of Stager, General Stanley, General, at battle of Franklin Stannard, General Stanton, Secretary, his disposition, contrasted with Lincoln States, European, conduct of Steedman, General Steele, General Stephens Alexander H Stevens, Colonel Stevens, Isaac., Lieutenant Stevenson, Carter., General Stevenson, J , Brigadier-General Stevenson, T G., General, at battle of Spottsylvania, is killed Stewart, General Stone, C P., Lieutenant Stoneman, General Stuart, General, at battle of Shiloh Stuart, J E B., General, ; at battle of Wilderness Sturgis, General Sullivan, J , Brigadier-General Swinton, Mr T TAYLOR, COLONEL Taylor, Richard, General;; surrenders Taylor, Zachary General, commands army of occupation; prevents plundering, his bravery and modesty, contrasted with Scott; his generalship, , is elected President Territt, Lieutenant, at battle of Monterey Terry, Alfred H., General.; at capture of Fort Fisher, promoted to brigadier-generalcy in regular army, his character, Texas, condition of, before Mexican War, occupation of, by United States troops, transportation in, game in, wild horses in, Thayer, Colonel, at capture of Fort Donelson Thomas, George H., Major-General, supersedes Rosecrans, at battle of Lookout Mountain, at battle of Chattanooga, his ability Thompson, Jacob Thompson, Jeff., Colonel Thornton, Captain Tidball, General Tilghman, Lloyd, General, is captured Tod, Governor Tod, Judge Tod, Mrs Torbert, A T A., Brigadier-General Tower, Z B., Lieutenant, General Townsend, General Towson, Brevet Brigadier-General Trist, Nicholas P., negotiates treaty with Mexico Tuscaloosa, Ala capture of Tuttle, General Twiggs, Colonel, General Tyler, Mrs Tyler, President, approves bill for annexation of Texas Tyler, Robert O., Brigadier-General U UPTON, EMORY, COLONEL, at battle of Spottsylvania, is promoted to brigadier-generalcy and seriously wounded V VAN BUREN, MARTIN, PRESIDENT Van Dorn, General, at battle of Iuka, at battle of Corinth, captures Holly Springs Van Duzer Vera Cruz, seige of Vicksburg, Miss., movements against ; siege of, surrender of Villepigue, General, at battle of Corinth Vose, Colonel W WADSWORTH, GENERAL, at battle of Wilderness, is mortally wounded and captured Walke, Captain Wallace, Lew., General, at capture of Fort Donelson, at battle of Shiloh Wallace, W H , Colonel, Brigadier-General, his ability Wallace, W H , Mrs Wallen, Lieutenant Ward, General, at battle of Wilderness War, Mexican, injustice of, assemblage of troops for, acts of troops to provoke, forces at beginning of, first movement of troops in, ; skirmish at Matamoras, battle of Palo Alto, armaments of contending forces, battle of Resaca de la Palma, movement of forces to Monterey, preparation for attacking Monterey; battle of Monterey, movement of army to Vera Cruz, siege of Vera Cruz,; battle of Cerro Gordo, capture of Perote, raising of additional troops, battle of Contreras, capture of San Antonio, battle of Churubusco, negotiations for peace, battle of Molino del Rey, battle of Chapultepec, battle of San Cosme; capture of City of Mexico, treaty of peace signed, ; treaty of peace ratified War of Rebellion, Reflections on, secession of States, loss of Fort Sumter, first call for troops, second call for troops, battle of Belmont, capture of Fort Henry, capture of Fort Donelson, battle of Shiloh, occupation of Corinth, discouraging indications, battle of Iuka, battle of Corinth, loss of Holly Springs; capture of Arkansas Post, capture of Port Gibson, occupation of Grand Gulf, battle of Raymond, capture of Jackson, battle of Champion’s Hill, ; battle of Black River Bridge, capture of Vicksburg, battle of Gettysburg, ; capture of Port Hudson, battle of Wauhatchie, battle of Missionary Ridge, battle of Lookout Mountain, battle of Chattanooga, loss of Fort Pillow, ; battle of Atlanta, ; occupation of Atlanta, ; battle of Wilderness, ; battle of Spottsylvania, ; battle of North Anna, battle of Cold Harbor, Sherman’s march to the sea, capture of Savannah, battle of Franklin, battle of Nashville, capture of Fort Fisher, attempt to negotiate peace, battle of White Oak Road, battle of Five Forks, capture of Richmond, battle of Sailorâs Creek, surrender of Lee, surrender of Johnston, capture of Mobile, capture of Selma, Tuscaloosa, Montgomery, West Point, and Macon; surrender of Taylor, ; surrender of E Kirby Smith, capture of Jefferson Davis, review of Sherman’s and Meade’s armies, cause of, reflections on Warren, G K., General, at battle of Wilderness, his methods, at battle of Spottsylvania, at battle of North Anna, at battle of Cold Harbor, at battle of White Oak Road, is relieved of command, his defects Washburn, C., General Washburn, Colonel Washburne, E B Watts, Major Wauhatchie, battle of Wayne, Harry, General Webster J., Colonel, at capture of Fort Donelson, ; at battle of Shiloh Weitzel, General, captures Richmond West Point, Ala., capture of West Point, N Y., Grant’s stay at Wheeler, General White, Chilton, Colonel White, John Whiting, General White Oak Road, battle of Wilcox, Cadmus M., General Wilderness, battle of, comments on Willcox, Orlando B., General, at battle of Spottsylvania Williams, A S., General Williams, Captain Williams, Thomas, General Wilmington, N., capture of Wilson, J H., Lieutenant-Colonel, General, at battle of Wilderness Wolves, Wood, T J., General; at battle of Chattanooga, Worth, William J., General, at battle of Monterey, his temperament, his relations with Scott, at battle of Molino del Rey, at battle of San Cosme, opposes 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officers of the army, supposed to be selected for their special fitness for... chronicle U S Grant? ? ?s Personal Memoirs constitutes a vital historical and literary classic The book provides the reader with an understanding of the most perilous four years in United States history... two-volume memoir Scott had sent Grant one of the first sets of his career recollections and the two men met on several occasions after the Civil War Both books, Scott? ?s and Grant? ? ?s are squarely centered