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PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF  U. S. GRANT

by Ulysses S. Grant





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PREFACE.


"Man proposes and God disposes." There are but few importantevents in the affairs of men brought about by their own choice.

Although frequently urged by friends to write my memoirs I haddetermined never to do so, nor to write anything forpublication. At the age of nearly sixty-two I received aninjury from a fall, which confined me closely to the house whileit did not apparently affect my general health. This made studya pleasant pastime. Shortly after, the rascality of a businesspartner developed itself by the announcement of a failure. Thiswas followed soon after by universal depression of allsecurities, which seemed to threaten the extinction of a goodpart of the income still retained, and for which I am indebtedto the kindly act of friends. At this juncture the editor ofthe Century Magazine asked me to write a few articles for him.I consented for the money it gave me; for at that moment I wasliving upon borrowed money. The work I found congenial, and Idetermined to continue it. The event is an important one forme, for good or evil; I hope for the former.

In preparing these volumes for the public, I have entered uponthe task with the sincere desire to avoid doing injustice to anyone, whether on the National or Confederate side, other than theunavoidable injustice of not making mention often where specialmention is due. There must be many errors of omission in thiswork, because the subject is too large to be treated of in twovolumes in such way as to do justice to all the officers and menengaged. There were thousands of instances, during therebellion, of individual, company, regimental and brigade deedsof heroism which deserve special mention and are not herealluded to. The troops engaged in them will have to look to thedetailed reports of their individual commanders for the fullhistory of those deeds.

The first volume, as well as a portion of the second, waswritten before I had reason to suppose I was in a criticalcondition of health. Later I was reduced almost to the point ofdeath, and it became impossible for me to attend to anything forweeks. I have, however, somewhat regained my strength, and amable, often, to devote as many hours a day as a person shoulddevote to such work. I would have more hope

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