Project Gutenberg 2004-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 245 Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) 1822 1885 United States President (1869-1877) Grant, U. S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant, Hiram Ulysses Sheridan, Philip Henry 1831 1888 Sheridan, P. H. (Philip Henry) Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh) 1820 1891 Sherman, W. T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman, William Tecumseh Widger, David 1932 Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals The Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant -- The Memoirs of William T. Sherman -- The Memoirs of Philip H. Sheridan Produced by David Widger. Additional proofing was done by Bryan Sherman on the Sherman series. The Grant series was originally produced by Glen Bledsoe "Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals" by Ulysses S. Grant et al. is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work consists largely of personal reflections and recollections by Ulysses S. Grant, as well as contributions from fellow generals William T. Sherman and Philip H. Sheridan. The memoirs cover significant events of their military careers, particularly during the tumultuous years of the American Civil War. The opening of the memoirs presents Grant's preface, where he reflects on the motivations and challenges he faced while writing his memoirs. He discusses his initial reluctance to enter into public writing, the circumstances that led him to change his mind—including a request from a magazine editor during a period of financial difficulty—and his concern about fairness to his fellow soldiers, both Union and Confederate. Grant emphasizes the importance of truthfulness in recounting his experiences and expresses a desire to avoid doing injustice to anyone, acknowledging the limits of his memory in narrating the vast complexities of the Civil War. The narrative begins with his ancestry and early life, setting the stage for his eventual rise to prominence as a key military figure. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 61.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Generals -- United States -- Biography Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Campaigns Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Biography United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Personal narratives United States. Army -- Biography Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888 E456 E660 Text US Civil War Category: Biographies Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 30474 2025-08-02T11:56:39.488540 text/html 22876 2020-12-28T02:45:52 text/html 661865 2025-08-02T11:56:41.166572 application/epub+zip 660428 2025-08-02T11:56:39.861540 application/epub+zip 78250 2025-08-02T11:56:39.642519 application/epub+zip 692856 2025-08-02T11:56:42.276547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 684803 2025-08-02T11:56:40.967537 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103125 2022-09-02T15:13:26.052319 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4934266 2025-08-02T11:56:39.371537 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 4934083 2020-12-28T02:45:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23305 2025-08-02T11:56:42.428506 application/rdf+xml 23682 2025-08-02T11:56:39.723529 image/jpeg 3442 2025-08-02T11:56:39.681534 image/jpeg 641585 2020-12-28T02:45:52 application/octet-stream application/zip 1765922 2020-12-28T02:45:53 application/octet-stream application/zip 656827 2025-08-02T11:56:39.511556 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia en.wikipedia