Ulysses S. Grant faced numerous political challenges during 1874. In the south, the Republican party steadily receded...... more

Pressured in 1875 to declare himself for or against a third term as president, Ulysses S. Grant found it equally...... more

In his third annual message to the nation, Ulysses S. Grant stated the obvious: The condition of the Southern States...... more

In the spring of 1871, Ulysses S. Grant wrote to an old friend that as president he was the most persecuted individual...... more

This volume carries Ulysses S. Grant through a brief period of welcome calm to the storms of the White House. Seemingly...... more

Ulysses S. Grant as symbol became as important in peace as he had been in war. The nation rewarded Grant with the rank...... more

Volume 7 documents Grant s winter of discontent. In late December, his Mississippi Central campaign, an overland drive...... more

forced Grant to abandon all ground he had won. It was, nevertheless, an important period in Grant s career. Command of the...... more

Grant s career in the closing months of 1861 has been obscured by the success which came to him on the battlefield...... more

Grant s early career as a Civil War officer to his promotion to brigadier general. His assignments to command at Ironton and...... more