The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant: October 1, 1867-June 30, 1868

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Southern Illinois University Press, 1967 - Biography & Autobiography - 688 pages

In spite of his public silence, Grant was caught in the dispute between Congress and President Andrew Johnson. His position became intolerable after Johnson publicly accused Grant of dishonesty.

The same sense of duty that sent Grant to war in 1861 gave him no alternative to accepting the Republican nomination. "I could back down without, as it seems to me, leaving the contest for power for the next four years between mere trading politicians, the elevation of whom, no matter which party won, would lose to us, largely, the results of the costly war which we have gone through." From Washington, Grant monitored events in both the South and the West. He felt that military government could protect the citizenry when civil government faltered and endorsed the efforts of the congressional Indian Peace Commission.

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About the author (1967)

Civil War scholar John Y. Simon was born in Highland Park, Illinois on June 25, 1933. He received a B. A. from Swarthmore College and an M. A. and Ph.D. in history from Harvard University. He taught at Ohio State University before becoming a member of the Southern Illinois University history department in 1964. During his 34 years there, he taught courses on the Civil War, Reconstruction, and the history of Illinois. He also wrote and edited numerous books about Lincoln, Grant, and the Civil War. Beginning in 1962, he started editing the papers of Ulysses S. Grant, which comprised of thousands of documents and annotations, and set a new standard for the organization of historical documents. In 2004, he received a Lincoln Prize for his work. He was nearing completion of this project when he died on July 8, 2008.

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TitleThe Papers of Ulysses S. Grant: October 1, 1867-June 30, 1868
Volume 18 of The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Ulysses S. Grant Association
Volume 18 of U S Grant Papers
AuthorUlysses Simpson Grant
EditorsJohn Y. Simon, John F. Marszalek
ContributorUlysses S. Grant Association
Editionillustrated
PublisherSouthern Illinois University Press, 1967
Original fromthe University of California
Digitized4 Jun 2007
ISBN0809316935, 9780809316939
Length688 pages
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Biography & Autobiography / Historical
Biography & Autobiography / Presidents & Heads of State
History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
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