The Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant

As much as possible the chapter divisions used here match the headings given by Grant for each chapter.

Chapter 1	Ancestry - Birth - Boyhood
Chapter 2	West Point - Graduation
Chapter 3	Army Life - Causes of the Mexican War - Camp Salubrity
Chapter 4	Corpus Christi - Mexican Smuggling - Spanish Rule in Mexico - Supplying Tranportation
Chapter 5	Trip to Austion - Promotion to Full Second Lieutenant - Army of Occupation
Chapter 6	Advance of the Army - Crossing the Colorado - The Rio Grande
Chapter 7	The Mexican War - The Battle of Palo Alto - The Battle of Resaca de la Palma - Army of Invasion - General Taylor - Movement on Camargo
Chapter 8	Advance on Monterey - The Black Fort - The Battle of Monterey - Surrender of the City
Chapter 9	Political Intrique - Buena Vista - Movement against Vera Cruz - Siege and Capture of Vera Cruz
Chapter 10	March to Japapa - Battle of Cerro Gordo - Perote - Puebla - Scott and Taylor
Chapter 11	Advance on the City of Mexico - Battle of Contreras - Assault at Churubusco - Negotiations for Peace - Battle of Molino del Rey - Storming of Chapultepec - San Cosme - Evacuation of the City - Halls of the Montezumas
Chapter 12	Promotion to First Lieutenant - Capture of the City of Mexico - The Army - Mexican Soldiers - Peace Negotiations
Chapter 13	Treaty of Peace - Mexican Bull Fights - Regimental Quartermaster - Trip to Popocatapetl - Trip to the Caves of Mexico
Chapter 14	Return of the Army - Marriage - Ordered to the Pacific Coast - Crossing the Isthmus - Arrival at San Francisco
Chapter 15	San Francisco - Early California Experiences - Life on the Pacific Coast - Promoted Captain - Flush Times in California
Chapter 16	Resignation - Private Life - Life at Galena - The Coming Crisis
Chapter 17	Outbreak of the Rebellion - Presiding at a Union Meetings - Mustering Officer of State Troops - Lyon at Camp Jackson - Services Tendered to the Government
Chapter 18	Appointed Colonel Of The 21st Illinois - Personnel Of The Regiment - General Logan - March To Missouri - Movement Against Harris At Florida, Mo. - General Pope In Command; Stationed At Mexico, Mo.
Chapter 19	Commissioned Brigadier-General—Command At Ironton, Mo.—Jefferson City—Cape Girardeau—General Prentiss—Seizure Of Paducah—Headquarters At Cairo.
Chapter 20	General Fremont In Command—Movement Against Belmont—Battle Of Belmont—A Narrow Escape—After The Battle
Chapter 21	General Halleck In Command—Commanding The District Of Cairo—Movement On Fort Henry—Capture Of Fort Henry
Chapter 22	Investment Of Fort Donelson—The Naval Operations—Attack Of The Enemy—Assaulting The Works—Surrender Of The Fort
Chapter 23	Promoted Major-General Of Volunteers—Unoccupied Territory—Advance Upon Nashville—Situation Of The Troops—Confederate Retreat—Relieved Of The Command—Restored To The Command—General Smith
Chapter 24	The Army At Pittsburg Landing—Injured By A Fall—The Confederate Attack At Shiloh—The First Day's Fight At Shiloh—General Sherman—Condition Of The Army—Close Of The First Day's Fight—The Second Day's Fight—Retreat And Defeat Of The Confederates
Chapter 25	Struck By A Bullet—Precipitate Retreat Of The Confederates—Intrenchments At Shiloh—General Buell—General Johnston—Remarks On Shiloh
Chapter 26	Halleck Assumes Command In The Field—The Advance Upon Corinth—Occupation Of Corinth—The Army Separated
Chapter 27	Headquarters Moved To Memphis—On The Road To Memphis—Escaping Jackson—Complaints And Requests—Halleck Appointed Commander-In-Chief—Return To Corinth—Movements Of Bragg—Surrender Of Clarksville—The Advance Upon Chattanooga—Sheridan Colonel Of A Michigan Regiment
Chapter 28	Advance Of Van Dorn And Price—Price Enters Iuka—Battle Of Iuka
Chapter 29	Van Dorn's Movements—Battle Of Corinth—Command Of The Department Of The Tennessee
Chapter 30	The Campaign Against Vicksburg—Employing The Freedmen—Occupation Of Holly Springs—Sherman Ordered To Memphis—Sherman's Movements Down The Mississippi—Van Dorn Captures Holly Springs—Collecting Forage And Food
Chapter 31	Headquarters Moved To Holly Springs—General M'clernand In Command—Assuming Command At Young's Point—Operations Above Vicksburg—Fortifications About Vicksburg—The Canal—Lake Providence—Operations At Yazoo Pass
Chapter 32	The Bayous West Of The Mississippi—Criticisms Of The Northern Press—Running The Batteries—Loss Of The Indianola—Disposition Of The Troops
Chapter 33	Attack On Grand Gulf—Operations Below Vicksburg
Chapter 34	Capture Of Port Gibson—Grierson's Raid—Occupation Of Grand Gulf—Movement Up The Big Black—Battle Of Raymond
Chapter 35	Movement Against Jackson—Fall Of Jackson—Intercepting The Enemy—Battle Of Champion's Hill
Chapter 36	Battle Of Black River Bridge—Crossing The Big Black—Investment Of Vicksburg—Assaulting The Works
Chapter 37	Siege Of Vicksburg
Chapter 38	Johnston's Movements—Fortifications At Haines' Bluff—Explosion Of The Mine—Explosion Of The Second Mine—Preparing For The Assault—The Flag Of Truce—Meeting With Pemberton—Negotiations For Surrender—Accepting The Terms—Surrender Of Vicksburg
Chapter 39	Retrospect Of The Campaign—Sherman's Movements—Proposed Movement Upon Mobile—A Painful Accident—Ordered To Report At Cairo
Chapter 40	First Meeting With Secretary Stanton—General Rosecrans—Commanding Military Division Of Mississippi— Andrew Johnson's Address—Arrival At Chattanooga
Chapter 41	Assuming The Command At Chattanooga—Opening A Line Of Supplies—Battle Of Wauhatchie—On The Picket Line
Chapter 42	Condition Of The Army—Rebuilding The Railroad—General Burnside's Situation—Orders For Battle—Plans For The Attack—Hooker's Position—Sherman's Movements
Chapter 43	Preparations For Battle—Thomas Carries The First Line Of The Enemy—Sherman Carries Missionary Ridge—Battle Of Lookout Mountain—General Hooker's Fight
Chapter 44	Battle Of Chattanooga—A Gallant Charge—Complete Rout Of The Enemy—Pursuit Of The Confederates—General Bragg—Remarks On Chattanooga
Chapter 45	The Relief Of Knoxville—Headquarters Moved To Nashville —Visiting Knoxville—Cipher Dispatches—Withholding Orders
Chapter 46	Operations In Mississippi—Longstreet In East Tennessee—Commissioned Lieutenant-General—Commanding The Armies Of The United States—First Interview With President Lincoln
Chapter 47	The Military Situation—Plans For The Campaign—Sheridan Assigned To Command Of The Cavalry—Flank Movements—Forrest At Fort Pillow—General Banks's Expedition—Colonel Mosby—An Incident Of The Wilderness Campaign
Chapter 48	Commencement Of The Grand Campaign—General Butler's Position—Sheridan's First Raid
Chapter 49	Sherman's Campaign In Georgia—Siege Of Atlanta—Death Of General Mcpherson—Attempt To Capture Andersonville—Capture Of Atlanta
Chapter 50	Grand Movement Of The Army Of The Potomac—Crossing The Rapidan—Entering The Wilderness—Battle Of The Wilderness
Chapter 51	After The Battle—Telegraph And Signal Service—Movement By The Left Flank
Chapter 52	Battle Of Spottsylvania—Hancock's Position—Assault Of Warren's And Wright's Corps—Upton Promoted On The Field—Good News From Butler And Sheridan
Chapter 53	Hancock's Assault—Losses Of The Confederates—Promotions Recommended—Discomfiture Of The Enemy—Ewell's Attack—Reducing The Artillery
Chapter 54	Movement By The Left Flank—Battle Of North Anna—An Incident Of The March—Moving On Richmond—South Of The Pamunkey—Position Of The National Army
Chapter 55	Advance On Cold Harbor—An Anecdote Of The War—Battle Of Cold Harbor—Correspondence With Lee—Retrospective
Chapter 56	Left Flank Movement Across The Chickahominy And James—General Lee—Visit To Butler—The Movement On Petersburg—The Investment Of Petersburg
Chapter 57	Raid On The Virginia Central Railroad—Raid On The Weldon Railroad—Early's Movement Upon Washington—Mining The Works Before Petersburg—Explosion Of The Mine Before Petersburg—Campaign In The Shenandoah Valley—Capture Of The Weldon Railroad
Chapter 58	Sheridan's Advance—Visit To Sheridan—Sheridan's Victory In The Shenandoah—Sheridan's Ride To Winchester—Close Of The Campaign For The Winter
Chapter 59	The Campaign In Georgia—Sherman's March To The Sea—War Anecdotes—The March On Savannah—Investment Of Savannah—Capture Of Savannah
Chapter 60	The Battle Of Franklin—The Battle Of Nashville
Chapter 61	Expedition Against Fort Fisher—Attack On The Fort—Failure Of The Expedition—Second Expedition Against The Fort—Capture Of Fort Fisher
Chapter 62	Sherman's March North—Sheridan Ordered To Lynchburg—Canby Ordered To Move Against Mobile—Movements Of Schofield And Thomas—Capture Of Columbia, South Carolina—Sherman In The Carolinas
Chapter 63	Arrival Of The Peace Commissioners—Lincoln And The Peace Commissioners—An Anecdote Of Lincoln—The Winter Before Petersburg—Sheridan Destroys The Railroad—Gordon Carries The Picket Line—Parke Recaptures The Line—The Line Of Battle Of White Oak Road
Chapter 64	Interview With Sheridan—Grand Movement Of The Army Of The Potomac—Sheridan's Advance On Five Forks—Battle Of Five Forks—Parke And Wright Storm The Enemy's Line—Battles Before Petersburg
Chapter 65	The Capture Of Petersburg—Meeting President Lincoln In Petersburg—The Capture Of Richmond—Pursuing The Enemy—Visit To Sheridan And Meade
Chapter 66	Battle Of Sailor's Creek—Engagement At Farmville—Correspondence With General Lee—Sheridan Intercepts The Enemy
Chapter 67	Negotiations At Appomattox—Interview With Lee At Mclean's House—The Terms Of Surrender—Lee's Surrender—Interview With Lee After The Surrender
Chapter 68	Morale Of The Two Armies—Relative Conditions Of The North And South—President Lincoln Visits Richmond—Arrival At Washington—President Lincoln's Assassination—President Johnson's Policy
Chapter 69	Sherman And Johnston—Johnston's Surrender To Sherman—Capture Of Mobile—Wilson's Expedition—Capture Of Jefferson Davis—General Thomas's Qualities—Estimate Of General Canby
Chapter 70	The End Of The War—The March To Washington—One Of Lincoln's Anecdotes—Grand Review At Washington—Characteristics Of Lincoln And Stanton—Estimate Of The Different Corps Commanders
	Conclusion
	Grant's Official Report on his time in command of the United States Army
	Organisation of the Union and Confederate Armies.

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