Today's installment concludes Lee Surrenders at Appomatox,our selection from Memoirs of Grant by Ulysses S. Grant published in 1885.If you have
Grant Meets Lee at Appomattox
When I went into the house I found General Lee. We greeted each other, and after shaking hands took our seats.Continuing Lee Surrenders at
Lee Surrenders at Appomatox
This series has three easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Grant Receives a Message From Lee.IntroductionWhen the main
Vicksburg Surrenders
Today's installment concludes Fall of Vicksburg,our selection from A Campaign Life of U. S. Grant by Charles A. Dana and by James H. Wilson
Siege of Vicksburg Begins
It had now become apparent that the Confederates could not be dislodged except by a siege or starvation.Continuing Fall of Vicksburg,our selection
Confederates Driven into Vicksburg
Within 18 days Grant had won five battles; taken 40 field-guns, many colors and small arms, and nearly 5000 prisoners; killed or wounded 5200 of the
Battle of Champion Hill
A short time afterward Grant rode rapidly to the front himself, arriving on the field about ten o'clock.Continuing Fall of Vicksburg,our selection
The Fall of Vicksburg
This series has five easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Concentration of Forces upon Vicksburg Area.IntroductionVicksburg had a