Grant Ulysses Simpson - Grant

Many people have helped to make this book possible. My greatest debts are to Professor James McPherson of Princeton and Professor John Simon, editor of the Grant Papers. When I began to write Grant, I did not know either. Yet when I approached them, both unhesitatingly gave generously of their time and expertise. Without their assistance, the book could scarcely have been written.

I am also indebted to the three institutions where this book was written: the University of Toronto, Princeton University, and Marshall University. The support and encouragement I received from colleagues and students was invaluable.

Because I write in longhand, I am eternally grateful to those who can read my scribbling and convert it into typescript. My special debt is to Cora Curtis and Beth Tappan of Marshall University; Pamela Long of Princeton; and Hyla Levy of the University of Toronto.

To those who have read the manuscript, I am indebted beyond measure. Their comments have improved the book enormously, and I thank them for the time and effort they generously granted. They include: William Beaney, Thomas Bergquist, David Bronskill, George Carter, Paul Ehrlich, Joanne Feld, Alan Gould, Sanford Lakoff, Tara Lambert, Sam Mok, William Nelson, John Seaman, Jeannie Sears, Monica Shin, and Jenny Weber. The bibliography was prepared by Joanne Wong and David Jenkins. The copy editing was done by Frederick Chase. Philip Metcalf supervised the production editing.

To Robert Bender, my editor at Simon & Schuster, and to his assistant, Johanna Li, I am indebted beyond measure. Finally, as always, I am grateful to Elizabeth Kaplan, my agent at the Ellen Levine Agency. Elizabeth and Bob have seen the work since its inception, and have never hesitated to offer advice and encouragement.

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(ed., with Herbert M. Levine)

The Constitution and American Foreign Policy

Civil Liberties and Civil Rights Debated

(ed., with Herbert M. Levine)

The Papers of General Lucius D. Clay (ed.)

Germany Beyond the Wall

Der Weg ins Dilemma

The Defense of Berlin

U NPUBLISHED P APERS AND M ANUSCRIPTS

Amos Akerman Papers. University of Virginia.

Andrews, Richard A. Years of Frustration: William T. Sherman, the Army, and Reform, 18691883. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Northwestern University, 1968.

Orville Babcock Papers. Chicago Historical Society.

Franklin Bailey Letters. Michigan Historical Society.

George Bancroft Collection. Massachusetts Historical Society.

Benjamin H. Bristow Papers. Library of Congress.

Browning, Orville H. Diary. Illinois State Historical Library.

Don Carlos Buell Papers. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

Cadwallader, Sylvanus. Four Years with Grant. Unpublished manuscript, Illinois State Historical Library.

Casey, Emma Dent. When Grant Went a Courtin. Typewritten manuscript, Missouri Historical Society.

Chumney, James R. Don Carlos Buell: Gentleman General. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Rice University, 1964.

William C. Church Papers. Library of Congress.

Cyrus D. Comstock Papers. Library of Congress.

Roscoe Conkling Papers. Library of Congress.

Letter of Selden Connor, April 16, 1864. Brown University Library.

Jacob Delson Cox Papers. Oberlin University.

Charles A. Dana Papers. Massachusetts Historical Society.

Bancroft Davis Papers. Library of Congress.

Descriptive Book of Candidates. Unpublished manuscript, United States Military Academy.

Frederick Douglass Papers. Frederick Douglass Memorial Home, Washington, D.C.

Eidson, William G. John Alexander Logan: Hero of the Volunteers. Ph.D. dissertation, Vanderbilt University, 1967.

Lucius C. Fairchild Papers. State Historical Society of Wisconsin Library.

Farnen, Russell F., Jr. Ulysses S. Grant: The Soldier as Politican (18611868). Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Syracuse University, 1963.

William Pitt Fessenden Papers. Library of Congress.

Hamilton Fish Papers. Library of Congress.

Walter L. Fleming Collection. Louisiana State University.

John C. Frmont Manuscript Memoirs. Bancroft Library.

James A. Garfield Papers. Library of Congress.

Hamlin Garland Papers. University of Southern California.

Grant, Ulysses S. Account Book, 18391843. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

. Headquarters Records. 62 vols. Unpublished manuscript, Library of Congress.

. Personal Memoirs. Unpublished manuscript, Library of Congress.

Hicken, Victor. From Vandalia to Vicksburg: The Political and Military Career of John A. McClernand. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Illinois at Urbana, 1955.

Holliday, Charles L. The Military Career of General John Alexander Logan, 18611865. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Washington University, 1948.

Jackson, Private Joshua E. Diary. Illinois State Historical Library.

Thomas A. Jenckes Papers. Library of Congress.

Lee, Jen-Wha. The Organization and Administration of the Army of the Potomac Under General George B. McClellan. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Maryland, 1960.

Francis Lieber Collection. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

John A. Logan Papers. Library of Congress.

Lord, Mrs. W. W. Journal Kept During the Siege of Vicksburg, MayJuly 1863. Unpublished manuscript, Library of Congress.

Journal of Theodore Lyman. Massachusetts Historical Society.

Messamore, Ford. John A. Logan: Democrat and Republican. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Kentucky, 1939.

Montagna, Dennis R. Henry Merwin Shradys Ulysses S. Grant Memorial in Washington, D.C.: A Study in Iconography, Content, and Patronage. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of Delaware, 1987.

Morrison, James L., Jr. The United States Military Academy, 18331866: Years of Progress and Turmoil. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Columbia University, 1970.

Ott, Eugene M., Jr. The Civil War Diary of James J. Kirkpatrick, Sixteenth Mississippi Infantry, C.S.A. Unpublished M.A. thesis, Texas A&M University, 1984.

William Pendleton Collection. University of North Carolina.

Horace Porter Papers. Library of Congress.

Powell, William H. History of the Organization and Movements of the Fourth Regiment of Infantry, 1871. National Archives.

Prokopowicz, Gerald J. All for the Regiment: Unit Cohesion and Tactical Stalemate in the Army of the Ohio, 18611862. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Harvard University, 1994.

John A. Rawlins Papers. Chicago Historical Society.

Records of the Board of Indian Commissioners. National Archives.

Regimental Order Book, 21st Illinois. National Archives.

Regimental Records, Camp Salubrity. National Archives.

Harvey Reid Papers. Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

William R. Rowley Papers. Illinois State Historical Society.

Philip H. Sheridan Papers. Library of Congress.

John Sherman Papers. Library of Congress.

William Tecumseh Sherman Papers. Library of Congress.

Shiloh National Military Park Collection.

Charles Ferguson Smith Papers. Glenbrook, Connecticut.

Smith, Everard H., III. The General and the Valley: Union Leadership During the Threat to Washington in 1864. Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, University of North Carolina, 1977.

E. Kirby Smith Papers. University of North Carolina.

Smith, W. W. Diary of a Visit to General Grants Headquarters, 1863. Unpublished manuscript, Library of Congress.

M. J. Solomon Papers. Duke University.