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BRUCE CATTON - WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE GRANT TAKES COMMAND - 1863-65 In the summer of 1863 after the climactic battle at Vicksburg, Lincoln's government was more interested in Ulysses Simpson Grant than any other man alive. Although he was their most successful soldier, few men in... read more
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People edit
- Ulysses S. Grant: Add a description of this character.
- William T. Sherman
- Abraham Lincoln
- George H. Thomas
- Ambrose E. Burnside
- Braxton Bragg
- James Longstreet
- Henry Halleck
- Edwin M. Stanton
- John A. Rawlins
- George Meade
- Phillip Sheridan
- Robert E. Lee
- Joseph E. Johnston
Setting & Locations edit
- Chattanooga, Tennesse
- Lookout Mountain
- Missionary Ridge
- Chickamauga Creek
- Knoxville, Tennessee
- The Wilderness
- Spotsylvania Court House
- Cold Harbor
- Richmond
- Petersburg
- Appomattox
- Washington
- Vicksburg
- Virginia
- White House
- Mississippi
- Atlanta
- Nashville
- Georgia
- Lynchburg
- City Point
- Bridgeport
- United States
- Cumberland
- Alabama
- Wilmington
- Ohio
- Texas
- Kentucky
- Rapidan
- North Carolina
- Louisiana
- Charlottesville
- New Orleans
- St. Louis
- Savannah
- Bermuda Hundred
- Tennessee River
- Shenandoah Valley
- Brock Road
- Fredericksburg
- Pennsylvania
- Cleburne
- Culpeper
- Gettysburg
- Mexico
- Chancellorsville
- New York
- Farmville
- Memphis
First Sentence edit
OFFICIALLY, John A. Rawlins went to Washington to carry dispatches telling how Vicksburg had been won.
Series & Lists edit
This is book 3 of 3 in Ulysses S. Grant Trilogy. (standard series)
Preceded by Grant Moves South.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Bruce Catton (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Little, Brown
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1969
ISBN: 0316132101
Page Count: 556
Publisher: Little, Brown
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1969
ISBN: 0316132101
Page Count: 556
Awards edit
- Fletcher Pratt Award (1969)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: E672 .C295
- Dewey: 973.730924
Subjects edit
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Leaders & Notable People › Military › United States Civil War
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Historical › United States › Civil War
- Books › History › Americas › United States › Civil War › Biographies & Memoirs
- Books › Biographies & Memoirs › Professionals & Academics › Military & Spies
- Books › History › Military › United States
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