The Life Campaigns and Battles of General Ulysses S. Grant Comprising a Full and Authentic Account of the Famous Soldier From His Earliest Boyhood to the Present Time.

LOSSING, Benson J. [Ulysses S. Grant].

Item Number: 132932

New York: Ledyard Bill, 1868.

First edition of this popular Grant biography. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated. In very good condition. Period ownership inscriptions. Scarce.

Ulysses S. Grant joined the Union Army after the Civil War broke out in 1861 and rose to prominence after winning several early Union victories on the Western Theater. In 1863 he led the Vicksburg campaign, which gained control of the Mississippi River. President Abraham Lincoln promoted him to lieutenant general after his victory at Chattanooga. For thirteen months, Grant fought Robert E. Lee during the high-casualty Overland Campaign and at Petersburg. After Lee fled Petersburg, Grant defeated him at Appomattox. On April 9, 1865, Lee formally surrendered to Grant. A week later, Lincoln was assassinated and was succeeded by President Andrew Johnson, who promoted Grant to General of the Army in 1866.