Description: Campaigning with Grant by Horace Porter Time Life Collectors Library of the Civil War 1981 ================================ Condition : Hardcover - Very Good to Near Fine condition. Spine is still bright - often you find these books with the spines rubbed. Clean inside, no prior owner markings. With original synopsis sheet in front. =============================== One of the cornerstone works on Grant as a Civil War General. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------In 1863 Horace Porter, then a captain, met Ulysses S. Grant as Grant began the campaign that would break the Confederate siege at Chattanooga. After a brief stint in Washington, Porter rejoined Grant, who was now in command of all Union forces, and served with him as a staff aide from April 1864 until the end of the war. He accompanied Grant into battle in the Wilderness, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg campaigns and was present at Lee's surrender at McLean's house. Throughout the war he kept extensive notes that capture Grant's conversations as well as his own observations of military life. Porter was at Appomattox as a brevet brigadier general, and this work, written from notes taken in the field, is his eyewitness account of the great struggle between Lee and Grant that led to the defeat of the Confederacy. As a member of General Grant's staff, Porter was able to draw a finely detailed, fully realized portrait of this American military hero's daily acts, his personal traits and habits, and the motives that inspired him in important crises in the language that Grant used at the time. Porter's portrait of Grant is the most incisive and comprehensive first-hand account that we have. Porter describes Grant as soldier and recounts his words the tactical evaluations that led to many of the war's key decisions. He describes Grant's dealings with Lincoln, of the close relationship between Sherman and Grant, and of Lee's noble bearing at his surrender. Porter intended to bring readers into such intimate contact with the Union commander that they could know him as well as those who served by his side. He acquits himself admirably in this undertaking, giving us a moving human document and a remarkable perspective on a crucial chapter of American history. =================================== Thank you for supporting independent booksellers ! (not bulk resellers who don't know the first thing about what they are selling !) I pride myself on knowing my stock, accurate descriptions (no "stock" photos from ISBN listings), and good packing !!! The Rock Top Book Shop and Bindery Cashtown, Pennsylvania =====================================Thanks for Looking !!!----------------------------------------------------------Postage is free (within Continental US - others at cost) either by media mail or priority depending upon the final sale price of the items(s). I always include delivery confirmation, and will insure more expensive packages at my cost.Check my other auctions for Civil War related books, documents, and ephemera.Thank you for looking !===============================================
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