The American frontier
Period covered: 1800-1900
A firsthand account of military service, national expansion, and Civil War command in nineteenth-century America.
View books in this collectionHow did military service and national expansion shape one participant's account of nineteenth-century America?
Why this source belongs here
Ulysses S. Grant's memoir moves from early life and service in Mexico to Civil War command, placing personal recollection beside national expansion and military decision-making.