Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Volume One

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Title:	Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Volume One
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Preface: ?Man proposes and God disposes.? There are but few important events in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice. Although frequently urged by friends to write my memoirs I had determined never to do so, nor to write anything for publication. At the age of nearly sixty?two I received an injury from a fall, which confined me closely to the house while it did not apparently affect my general health. This made study a pleasant pastime. Shortly after, the rascality of a business partner developed itself by the announcement of a failure. This was followed soon after by universal depression of all securities, which seemed to threaten the extinction of a good part of the income still retained, and for which I am indebted to the kindly act of friends. At this juncture the editor of the Century Magazine asked me to write a few articles for him. I consented for the money it gave me; for at that moment I was living upon borrowed money. The work I found congenial, and I determined to continue it. The event is an important one for me, for good or evil; I hope for the former.

Table of Contents
Table of Contents: Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Volume One, 1 -- U. S. Grant, 1 -- Preface, 3 -- Chapter I. ANCESTRY -- BIRTH -- BOYHOOD, 3 -- Chapter II. WEST POINT -- GRADUATION, 8 -- Chapter III. ARMY LIFE -- CAUSES OF THE MEXICAN WAR -- CAMP SALUBRITY, 11 -- Chapter IV. CORPUS CHRISTI -- MEXICAN SMUGGLING -- SPANISH RULE IN -- MEXICO -- SUPPLYING TRANSPORTATION, 16 -- Chapter V. TRIP TO AUSTIN -- PROMOTION TO FULL SECOND -- LIEUTENANT -- ARMY OF OCCUPATION, 19 -- Chapter VI. ADVANCE OF THE ARMY -- CROSSING THE COLORADO -- THE RIO -- GRANDE, 22 -- Chapter VII. THE MEXICAN WAR -- THE BATTLE OF PALO ALTO -- THE BATTLE -- OF RESACA DE LA PALMA -- ARMY OF INVASION -- GENERAL -- TAYLOR -- MOVEMENT ON CAMARGO, 24 -- Chapter VIII. ADVANCE ON MONTEREY -- THE BLACK FORT -- THE BATTLE OF -- MONTEREY -- SURRENDER OF THE CITY, 28 -- Chapter IX. POLITICAL INTRIGUE -- BUENA VISTA -- MOVEMENT AGAINST -- VERA CRUZ -- SIEGE AND CAPTURE OF VERA CRUZ, 31 -- Chapter X. MARCH TO JALAPA -- BATTLE OF CERRO -- GORDO -- PEROTE -- PUEBLA -- SCOTT AND TAYLOR, 34 -- Chapter XI. 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, 37 -- Chapter XII. PROMOTION TO FIRST LIEUTENANT -- CAPTURE OF THE CITY OF -- MEXICO -- THE ARMY -- MEXICAN SOLDIERS -- PEACE NEGOTIATIONS, 43 -- Chapter XIII. TREATY OF PEACE -- MEXICAN BULL FIGHTS -- REGIMENTAL -- QUARTERMASTER -- TRIP TO POPOCATAPETL -- TRIP TO THE CAVES OF MEXICO, 47 -- Chapter XIV. RETURN OF THE ARMY -- MARRIAGE -- ORDERED TO THE PACIFIC -- COAST -- CROSSING THE ISTHMUS -- ARRIVAL AT SAN FRANCISCO, 51 -- Chapter XV. SAN FRANCISCO -- EARLY CALIFORNIA EXPERIENCES -- LIFE ON -- THE PACIFIC COAST -- PROMOTED CAPTAIN -- FLUSH TIMES IN CALIFORNIA, 54 -- Chapter XVI. RESIGNATION -- PRIVATE LIFE -- LIFE AT GALENA -- THE COMING -- CRISIS, 56 -- Chapter XVII. OUTBREAK OF THE REBELLION -- PRESIDING AT A UNION -- MEETING -- MUSTERING OFFICER OF STATE TROOPS -- LYON AT CAMP -- JACKSON -- SERVICES TENDERED TO THE GOVERNMENT, 62 -- Chapter XVIII. 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, 65 -- Chapter XIX. COMMISSIONED BRIGADIER?GENERAL -- COMMAND AT -- IRONTON, MO. -- JEFFERSON CITY -- CAPE GIRARDEAU -- GENERAL PRENTISS -- -- SEIZURE OF PADUCAH -- HEADQUARTERS AT CAIRO, 69 -- Chapter XX. GENERAL FREMONT IN COMMAND -- MOVEMENT AGAINST -- BELMONT -- BATTLE OF BELMONT -- A NARROW ESCAPE -- AFTER THE BATTLE, 73 -- Chapter XXI. GENERAL HALLECK IN COMMAND -- COMMANDING THE DISTRICT -- Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Volume One -- i