| The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 14: February 21 - April 30, 1865 Volume 14 Contributor(s): Simon, John Y. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0809311984 ISBN-13: 9780809311989 Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press OUR PRICE: $59.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 1985 Annotation: On March 29, Grant opened the Ap-pomattox campaign, informing Sheridan that "I now feel like ending the matter." Despite pleas to cancel the offensive because of adverse weather, Grant pressed ahead. Sheridan won the battle of Five Forks on April 1, and the next day Grant overran Lee's lines at Petersburg, forcing the evacuation of Richmond. Grant's mastery was never more appar-ent than during his last battle. "I shall press the pursuit to the end, " he wrote to Sherman, and by April 19 Lee had to choose between capitulation or annihila-tion. With the surrender at Appomattox, Grant demonstrated his capacity for making peace as well as for waging war. In the frantic aftermath of Lincoln's death, Grant maintained his customary levelheadedness despite clamor for ven-geance. He hoped that in President Andrew Johnson "we will find a man dis-posed and capable of conducting the gov-ernment in its old channel." |
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| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Historical - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 67010725 |
| Series: Papers of Ulysses S. Grant |
| Physical Information: 1.81" H x 6.89" W x 10.08" (2.70 lbs) 576 pages |
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| Publisher Description: On March 29, Grant opened the Appomattox campaign, informing Sheridan that " I now feel like ending the matter." Despite pleas to cancel the offensive because of adverse weather, Grant pressed ahead. Sheridan won the battle of Five Forks on April 1, and the next day Grant overran Lee's lines at Petersburg, forcing the evacuation of Richmond. Grant's mastery was never more apparent than during his last battle. " I shall press the pursuit to the end," he wrote to Sherman, and by April 19 Lee had to choose between capitulation or annihilation. With the surrender at Appomattox, Grant demonstrated his capacity for making peace as well as for waging war. In the frantic aftermath of Lincoln's death, Grant maintained his customary levelheadedness despite clamor for vengeance. He hoped that in President Andrew Johnson " we will find a man disposed and capable of conducting the government in its old channel." |