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This book tells the story of the Army of Virginia from June 3, 1863, when they began the invasion of Pennsylvania, to July 13, when they crossed the Potomac. How near the South came to victory is clearly set forth in these pages.

Completed a short time before his death in 1885, the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant is recognized today as one of the most significant American military memoirs of all time. In an honest and intelligent voice, the celebrated Civil War general and former President offers a detailed and intimate telling of the events of the Mexican-American war, and the American Civil War and his role within it as a Union General. At the time of its publication,...

v.1 The opening battles. -- v.2. Two years of grim war.--v.3. The decisive battles.--v.4. The cavalry.--v.5. Forts and artillery.--v.6. The navies.--v.7. Prisons and hospitals.--v.8. Soldier life, secret service.--v.9. Poetry and eloquence of Blue and Gray.--v.10. Armies and leaders.

One hundred and seventy-five photographs, illustrating social and political life in the U. S. from 1850 to 1865.