Author: PITKIN, THOMAS M.
Title: Grant the Soldier (Ulysses S. Grant)
Description: Washington, Acropolis Books. 1965, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with VG dustjacket which has wear to edges and is not price clipped. 88 pages. 31 illustrations. West Point trained, tempered by the Mexican War, seasoned by Western frontier experiences. Dr. Pitkin skillfully sketches Ulysses S. Grant's great military growth as the American Civil War unfolds. Innante modesty and military determination stamp his role in the surrender of Fort Donelson and the hard-won field of Shiloh, in the capture of Vicksburg, Confederate Bastion on the Mississippi, in the resounding Union victory at Lookout Mountain, and in splitting the South through victory in the Western theater. President Lincoln said that he could not spare Grant, because 'he fights'. A1A. Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: Ulysses S. Grant, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Fort Donelson


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