The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 5: April 1-August 31, 1862volume 5

ISBN-13: 9780809306367 / Angielski / Twarda / 1974 / 488 str.

Ulysses S. Grant; Thomas G. Alexander; John Y. Simon

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Covering the period of Shiloh to the prelude to Vicksburg, Volume 5 of this distinguished series converges on the many dramatic changes taking place in Grant's military career. The bloody two-day battle of Shiloh, the dominating event covered in this volume, shocked both North and South, caused public opinion to run against Grant, placed his career at a low point, and tested his will to remain in service. The period, therefore, is significant for the portrait emerging of Grant meeting a variety of problems ranging from grand strategy to mundane detail. The volume is particu-larly rich also in unpublished letters and documents from some twenty-two institu-tions and nine private collections here opened for the first time.