Ulysses S. Grant : a victor, not a butcher : the military genius of the man who won the Civil War

Intro; Title Page; Dedication; Introduction; Preface; One -- LIVING A TROUBLED LIFE; Two -- 1861: SEEKING A CHANCE TO FIGHT; Three -- WINTER 1862: CAPTURING FORTS HENRY AND DONELSON; Four -- SPRING 1862: SALVAGING A VICTORY AT SHILOH; Five -- 1862-1863: SURVIVING FRUSTRATION UPON FRUSTRATION; FIRST ATTEMPTS TO CAPTURE VICKSBURG; Six -- MAY-JULY 1863: VANQUISHING VICKSBURG; GRANT'S DIVERSIONS; AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT; MOVING INLAND: PORT GIBSON AND RAYMOND; CAPTURING JACKSON, THE STATE CAPITAL; CHAMPION'S HILL AND THE BIG BLACK RIVER; ASSAULTING AND BESIEGING VICKSBURG; CONFEDERATE SURRENDER;Ulysses S. Grant is often accused of being a cold-hearted butcher of his troops. In Ulysses S. Grant: A Victor, Not a Butcher, historian Edward H. Bonekemper III proves that Grant's casualty rates actually compared favorably with those of other Civil War generals. His perseverance, decisiveness, moral courage, and political acumen place him among the greatest generals of the Civil War-indeed, of all military history. Bonekemper proves that it was no historical accident that Grant accepted the surrender of three entire Confederate armies and won the Civil War. Bonekemper ably silences Grant's c. Intro Title Page Dedication Introduction Preface One -- LIVING A TROUBLED LIFE Two -- 1861: SEEKING A CHANCE TO FIGHT Three -- WINTER 1862: CAPTURING FORTS HENRY AND DONELSON Four -- SPRING 1862: SALVAGING A VICTORY AT SHILOH Five -- 1862-1863: SURVIVING FRUSTRATION UPON FRUSTRATION FIRST ATTEMPTS TO CAPTURE VICKSBURG Six -- MAY-JULY 1863: VANQUISHING VICKSBURG GRANT'S DIVERSIONS AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT MOVING INLAND: PORT GIBSON AND RAYMOND CAPTURING JACKSON, THE STATE CAPITAL CHAMPION'S HILL AND THE BIG BLACK RIVER ASSAULTING AND BESIEGING VICKSBURG CONFEDERATE SURRENDER LEGACY OF THE VICKSBURG CAMPAIGNSeven -- AUTUMN 1863: SAVING CHATTANOOGA GRANT OPENS THE CRACKER LINE GRANT ORGANIZES A BREAKOUT THE LEGACY OF CHATTANOOGA AND GRANT'S WESTERN EXPERIENCES Eight -- EARLY 1864: PLANNING A NATIONAL CAMPAIGN GRANT TAKES CHARGE Nine -- SUMMER 1864: ATTACKING LEE'S ARMY THE WILDERNESS: DAY ONE THE WILDERNESS: DAY TWO GRANT MOVES FORWARD SPOTSYLVANIA COURT HOUSE THE NORTH ANNA RIVER COLD HARBOR CROSSING THE JAMES RIVER Ten -- 1864-1865: TIGHTENING THE NOOSE Eleven -- EARLY 1865: WINNING THE WAR SHERMAN MARCHES THROUGH THE CAROLINAS UNION PROGRESS IN VIRGINIADINWIDDIE COURT HOUSE AND FIVE FORKS BREAKTHROUGH AT PETERSBURG THE CHASE TO APPOMATTOX Twelve -- GRANT'S WINNING CHARACTERISTICS GRANT VERSUS LEE OVERVIEW OF GRANT'S CAMPAIGNS GRANT'S WINNING CHARACTERISTICS A LOOK AT GRANT'S STATISTICS CONCLUSIONS Appendix I -- HISTORIANS' TREATMENT OF ULYSSES S. GRANT Appendix II -- CASUALTIES IN GRANT'S BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS Appendix III -- THE CRITICAL ELECTION OF 1864: HOW CLOSE WAS IT? GRANT INSIDERS GRANT'S MAJOR OPPONENTS GRANT'S UNION HANDICAPS WARTIME VIEWS BIBLIOGRAPHY Acknowledgements NOTES INDEX Ulysses S. Grant is often accused of being a cold-hearted butcher of his troops. In Ulysses S. Grant: A Victor, Not a Butcher , historian Edward H. Bonekemper III proves that Grant's casualty rates actually compared favorably with those of other Civil War generals. His perseverance, decisiveness, moral courage, and political acumen place him among the greatest generals of the Civil War; indeed, of all military history. Bonekemper proves that it was no historical accident that Grant accepted the surrender of three entire Confederate armies and won the Civil War. Bonekemper ably silences Grant's critics and restores Grant to the heroic reputation he so richly deserves.