Personal memoirs of U.S. Grant. Volume I.
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Scituate, Mass. :
Digital Scanning,
1998.
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Spis treści:
- Intro
- DEDICATION BY U.S. GRANT
- PREFACE
- CONTENTS
- MAPS AND ILLUSTRATIONS
- Brevet Second Lieutenant U.S. Grant at the Age of 21
- Fac-Simile of Handwriting
- Birthplace at Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio
- Map of Monterey and Its Approaches
- Map of the Valley of Mexico
- Map of the Battle-Field near Belmont
- Map Showing the Relative Positions of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
- Map of Fort Donelson
- Fac-Similie of General Buckner's Dispatch......
- Map of the Field of Shiloh
- Map of the Country about Corinth, Mississippi
- Map of the Battles of Iuka and Corinth
- Map of the Vicksburg Campaign
- Map-Bruinsburg, Port Gibson and Grand Gulf
- Map of the Country about Jackson, Mississippi
- Map of the Battle of Champion's Hill
- Map of Battle-Field of Big Black River Bridge
- Map of the Siege of Vicksburg
- Map-Line of Defences Vicksburg to Hailes' Bluff and Black River Bridge
- CHAPTER I
- Ancestry
- Boyhood
- CHAPTER II.
- West Point
- Graduation
- CHAPTER III.
- Army Life
- Causes of the Mexican War
- Camp Salubrity
- CHAPTER IV
- Corpus Christi
- Mexican Smuggling
- Spanish Rule in Mexico
- Supplying Transporation
- CHAPTER V.
- Trip to Austin
- Promotion to Full Second-Lieutenant
- Army of Occupation
- CHAPTER VI.
- Advance of the Army
- Crossing the Colorado
- The Rio Grande
- CHAPTER VII.
- The Mexican War
- The Battle of Palo Alto
- Battle of Resaca de la Palva
- Army of Invasion
- General Taylor
- Movement on Camargo
- CHAPTER VIII
- Advance on Monterey
- The Black Fort
- The Battle of Monterey
- Map of Monterey
- Surrender of the City
- CHAPTER IX
- Political Intrigue
- Buena Vista
- Movement Against Vera Cruz
- Siege and Capture of Vera Cruz
- Chapter X
- March to Jalapa
- Battle of Cerro Gordo
- Perote
- Puebla
- Scott and Taylor
- CHAPTER XI.
- Advance on the City of Mexico
- Battle of Contreras
- Assault at Churubusco
- Neogitations for Peace
- Battle of Molino Del Rey
- Storming of Chapultepec
- San Cosmie
- Evacuation of the City
- Map of the Valley of Mexico
- Halls of the Montezuma
- CHAPTER XII
- Promotion to First Lieutenant
- Capture of the City of Mexico
- The Army
- Mexican Soldiers
- Peace Negotiations
- CHAPTER XIII
- Treaty of Peace
- Mexican Bull Fights
- Regimental Quartermaster
- Trip to Popocatapetl
- Trip to the Caves of Mexico
- CHAPTER XIV
- Return of the Army
- Marriage
- Ordered to the Pacific Coast
- Crossing the Isthmus
- Arrival at San Francisco
- CHAPTER XV.
- San Francisco
- Early California Experiences
- Life on the Pacific Coast
- Promoted Captain
- Flush Times in California
- CHAPTER XVI.
- Resignation
- Private Life
- Life at Galena
- The Coming Crisis
- CHAPTER XVII.
- Outbreak of the Rebellion
- Presiding at a Union Meeting
- Mustering Officer of State Troops
- Lyon at Camp Jackson
- Services Tendered to the Government
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- Appointed Colonel of the 21st Illinois
- Personnel of the Regiment
- General Logan
- March to Missouri
- Movement Against Harris at Florida, MO
- General Pope in Command
- Stationed at Mexico, MO
- CHAPTER XIX.
- Commissioned Brigadier-General
- Command at Ironton, MO.
- Jefferson City
- Cape Girardeau
- General Prentiss
- Seizure of Paducah
- Headquarters at Cairo
- CHAPTER XX.
- General Fremont in Command
- Movement Against Belmont
- Map of the Battlefield Near Belmont
- Battle of Belmont
- A Narrow Escape
- After the Battle
- CHAPTER XXI.
- General Halleck in Command
- Commanding the District of Cairo
- Movement on Fort Henry
- Map of Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
- Capture of Fort Henry
- CHAPTER XXII.
- Investment of Fort Donelson.
- Map of Fort Donelson, February 13-16 1862
- The Naval Operations
- Attack of the Enemy
- Assulting the Works
- Surrender of the Fort
- CHAPTER XXIII
- Promoted Major-General of Volunteers
- Unoccupied Territory
- Advance Upon Nashville
- Situation of the Troops
- Confederate Retreat
- Relieved of the Command
- Restored to the Command
- General Smith
- CHAPTER XXIV
- The Army at Pittsburg Landing
- Injured by a Fall
- The Confederate Attack at Shiloh
- The First Day's Fight at Shiloh
- Map of the Field of Shiloh
- General Sherman
- Condition of the Army
- Close of the First Day's Fight
- The Second Day's Fight
- Retreat and Defeat of the Confederates
- CHAPTER XXV.
- Struck by a Bullet
- Precipitate Retreat of the Confederate
- Intrenchments at Shiloh
- General Buell
- General Johnston
- Remarks on Shiloh
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- Halleck Assumes Command in the Field
- The Advance Upon Corinth
- Map of the Country About Corinth, Miss.
- Occupation of Corinth
- The Army Separated
- CHAPTER XXVII.
- Headquarters Moved to Memphis
- On the Road to Memphis
- Escaping Jackson
- Complaints and Requests
- Halleck Appointed Commander-in-Chief
- Return to Corinth
- Movements of Bragg
- Surrender of Clarksville
- The Advance Upon Chattanooga
- Sheridan Colonel of a Michigan Regiment
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
- Advance of Van Dorn and Price
- Price Enters Iuka
- Map of Battles of Iuka and Corinth
- Battle of Iuka.
- CHAPTER XXIX
- Van Dorn's Movements
- Battle of Corinth
- Command of Dept. of the Tenn.
- CHAPTER XXX.
- The Campaign Against Vicksburg
- Employing the Freedmen
- Occupation of Holly Springs
- Sherman Ordered to Memphis
- Sherman's Movements down the Mississippi
- Van Dorn Captures Holly Springs
- Colecting Forage and Food
- CHAPTER XXXI
- Headquarters Moved to Holly Springs.
- General McClernand in Command
- Assuming Command at Young's Point
- Operations Above Vicksburg
- Fortifications About Vicksburg
- The Canal
- Lake Providence
- Operations at Yazoo Pass
- CHAPTER XXXII
- The Bayous West of the Mississippi
- Criticisms of the Northern Press
- Running the Batteries
- Loss of the Indianola
- Disposition of the Troops
- CHAPTER XXXIII.
- Attack on Grand Gulf
- Map of Grand Gulf
- Operations Below Vicksburgh
- CHAPTER XXXIV.
- Capture of Fort Gibson
- Grierson's Raid
- Occupation of Grand Gulf
- Movement up the Big Black
- Battle of Raymond
- CHAPTER XXXV
- Movement Against Jackson
- Map of Battle of Jackson
- Fall of Jackson
- Intercepting the Enemy
- Battle of Champion's Hill
- Map of Battle of Champion's Hill
- CHAPTER XXXVI.
- Battle of Black River Bridge
- Map of Battle of Black River Bridge
- Crossing the Big Black
- Investment of Vicksburg
- Assulting the Works
- CHAPTER XXXVII.
- Siege of Vicksburg
- Map of Seige of Vicksburg
- CHAPTER XXXVIII.
- Johnston's Movements
- Fortifications at Haine's Bluff
- Map of Haine's Bluff and Vicksburg
- Explosion of the Mine
- Explosion of the Second Mine
- Preparing for the Assault
- The Flag of Truce
- Meeting With Pemberton
- Negotiations for Surrender
- Accepting the Terms
- Surrender of Vicksburg
- CHAPTER XXXIX
- Retrospect of the Campaign
- Sherman's Movements
- Proposed Movement upon Mobile
- A Painful Accident
- Ordered to Report at Cairo
- END OF VOL. I.