| Introduction to the Modern Library War Series | |
| General Grant Writes his Memoirs | |
| Preface | |
| Ancestry - Birth - Boyhood | p. 3 |
| West Point - Graduation | p. 12 |
| Army Life - Causes of the Mexican War - Camp Salubrity | p. 19 |
| Corpus Christi - Mexican Smuggling - Spanish Rule in Mexico - Supplying Transportation | p. 27 |
| Trip to Austin - Promotion to Full Second-Lieutenant - Army of Occupation | p. 34 |
| Advance of the Army - Crossing the Colorado - the Rio Grande | p. 39 |
| The Mexican War - the Battle of Palo Alto - the Battle of Resaca De La Palma - Army of Invasion - General Taylor - Movement on Camargo | p. 43 |
| Advance on Monterey - the Black Fort - the Battle of Monterey - Surrender of the City | p. 51 |
| Political Intrigue - Buena Vista - Movement Against Vera Cruz - Siege and Capture of Vera Cruz | p. 58 |
| March to Jalapa - Battle of Cerro Gordo - Perote - Puebla - Scott and Taylor | p. 63 |
| Advance on the City of Mexico - Battle of Contreras - Assault at Churubusco - Negotiations for Peace - Battle of Molino Del Rey - Storming of Chapultepec - San Cosme - Evacuation of the City - Halls of the Montezumas | p. 69 |
| Promotion to First Lieutenant - Capture of the City of Mexico - the Army - Mexican Soldiers - Peace Negotiations | p. 81 |
| Treat of Peace - Mexican Bull Fights - Regimental Quartermaster - Trip to Popocatepetl - Trip to the Caves of Mexico | p. 88 |
| Return of the Army - Marriage - Ordered to the Pacific Coast - Crossing the Isthmus - Arrival at San Francisco | p. 96 |
| San Francisco - Early California Experiences - Life on the Pacific Coast - Promoted Captain - Flush Times in California | p. 101 |
| Resignation - Private Life - Life at Galena - the Coming Crisis | p. 106 |
| Outbreak of the Rebellion - Presiding at a Union Meeting - Mustering Officer of State Troops - Lyon at Camp Jackson - Services Tendered to the Government | p. 116 |
| Appointed Colonel of the 21st Illinois - Personnel of the Regiment - General Logan - March to Missouri - Movement Against Harris at Florida, Mo. - General Pope in Command - Stationed at Mexico, Mo | p. 123 |
| Commissioned Brigadier-General - Command at Ironton, Mo. - Jefferson City - Cape Girardeau - General Prentiss - Seizure of Paducah - Headquarters at Cairo | p. 130 |
| General Fremont in Command - Movement Against Belmont - Battle of Belmont - a Narrow Escape - After the Battle | p. 138 |
| General Halleck in Command - Commanding the District of Cairo - Movement on Fort Henry - Capture of Fort Henry | p. 145 |
| Investment of Fort Donelson - the Naval Operations - Attack of the Enemy - Assaulting the Works - Surrender of the Fort | p. 152 |
| Promoted Major-General of Volunteers - Unoccupied Territory - Advance Upon Nashville - Situation of the Troops - Confederate Retreat - Relieved of the Command - Restored to the Command - General Smith | p. 167 |
| The Army at Pittsburg Landing - Injured by a Fall - the Confederate Attack at Shiloh - the First Day's Fight at Shiloh - General Sherman - Condition of the Army - Close of the First Day's Fight - the Second Day's Fight - Retreat and Defeat of the Confederates | p. 174 |
| Struck by a Bullet - Precipitate Retreat of the Confederates - Intrenchments at Shiloh - General Buell - General Johnston - Remarks on Shiloh | p. 186 |
| Halleck Assumes Command in the Field - the Advance Upon Corinth - Occupation of Corinth - the Army Separated | p. 195 |
| Headquarters Moved to Memphis - on the Road to Memphis - Escaping Jackson - Complaints and Requests - Halleck Appointed Commanderin-Chief - Return to Corinth - Movements of Bragg - Surrender of Clarksville - the Advance Upon Chattanooga - Sheridan Colonel of a Michigan Regiment | p. 203 |
| Advance of Van Dorn and Price - Price Enters Iuka - Battle of Iuka | p. 213 |
| Van Dorn's Movements - Battle of Corinth - Command of the Department of the Tennessee | p. 219 |
| The Campaign Against Vicksburg - Employing the Freedmen - Occupation of Holly Springs - Sherman Ordered to Memphis - Sherman's Movements Down the Mississippi - Van Dorn Captures Holly Springs - Collecting Forage and Food | p. 224 |
| Headquarters Moved to Holly Springs - General McClernand in Command - Assuming Command at Young's Point - Operations above Vicksburg - Fortifications about Vicksburg - the Canal - Lake Providence - Operations at Yazoo Pass | p. 232 |
| The Bayous West of the Mississippi - Criticisms of the Northern Press - Running the Batteries - Loss of the Indianola - Disposition of the Troops | p. 241 |
| Attack on Grand Gulf - Operations Below Vicksburg | p. 251 |
| Capture of Port Gibson - Grierson's Raid - Occupation of Grand Gulf - Movement up the Big Black - Battle of Raymond | p. 258 |
| Movement Against Jackson - Fall of Jackson - Intercepting the Enemy - Battle of Champion's Hill | p. 265 |
| Battle of Black River Bridge - Crossing the Big Black - Investment of Vicksburg - Assaulting the Works | p. 277 |
| Siege of Vicksburg | p. 283 |
| Johnston's Movements - Fortifications at Haines's Bluff - Explosion of the Mine - Explosion of the Second Mine - Preparing for the Assault - the Flag of Truce - Meeting with Pemberton - Negotiations for Surrender - Accepting the Terms - Surrender of Vicksburg | p. 292 |
| Retrospect of the Campaign - Sherman's Movements - Proposed Movement Upon Mobile - a Painful Accident - Ordered to Report at Cairo | p. 305 |
| First Meeting with Secretary Stanton - General Rosecrans - Commanding Military Division of Mississippi - Andrew Johnson's Address - Arrival at Chattanooga | p. 315 |
| Assuming the Command at Chattanooga - Opening a Line of Supplies - Battle of Wauhatchie - on the Picket Line | p. 323 |
| Condition of the Army - Rebuilding the Railroad - General Burnside's Situation - Orders for Battle - Plans for the Attack - Hooker's Position - Sherman's Movements | p. 330 |
| Preparations for Battle - Thomas Carries the First Line of the Enemy - Sherman Carrier Missionary Ridge - Battle of Lookout Mountain - General Hooker's Fight | p. 339 |
| Battle of Chattanooga - a Gallant Charge - Complete Rout of the Enemy - Pursuit of the Confederates - General Bragg - Remarks on Chattanooga | p. 346 |
| The Relief of Knoxville - Headquarters Moved to Nashville - Visiting Knoxville - Cipher Dispatches - Withholding Orders | p. 353 |
| Operations in Mississippi - Longstreet in East Tennessee - Commissioned Lieutenant-General - Commanding the Armies of the United States - First Interview with President Lincoln | p. 362 |
| The Military Situation - Plans for the Campaign - Sheridan Assigned to Command of the Cavalry - Flank Movements - Forrest at Fort Pillow - General Bank's Expedition - Colonel Mosby - an Incident of the Wilderness Campaign | p. 372 |
| Commencement of the Grand Campaign - General Butler's Position - Sheridan's First Raid | p. 383 |
| Sherman's Campaign in Georgia - Siege of Atlanta - Death of General McPherson - Attempt to Capture Andersonville - Capture of Atlanta | p. 390 |
| Grand Movement of the Army of the Potomac - Crossing the Rapidan - Entering the Wilderness - Battle of the Wilderness | p. 401 |
| After the Battle - Telegraph and Signal Service - Movement by the Left Flank | p. 419 |
| Battle of Spotsylvania - Hancock's Position - Assault of Warren's and Wright's Corps - Upton Promoted on the Field - Good News from Butler and Sheridan | p. 427 |
| Hancock's Assault - Losses of the Confederates - Promotions Recommended - Discomfiture of the Enemy - Ewell's Attack - Reducing the Artillery | p. 434 |
| Movement by the Left Flank - Battle of North Anna - an Incident of the March - Moving on Richmond - South of the Pamunkey - Position of the National Army | p. 442 |
| Advance on Cold Harbor - an Anecdote of the War - Battle of Cold Harbor - Correspondence with Lee - Retrospective | p. 455 |
| Left Flank Movement Across the Chickahominy and James - General Lee - Visit to Butler - the Movement on Petersburg - the Investment of Petersburg | p. 464 |
| Raid on the Virginia Central Railroad - Raid on the Weldon Railroad - Early's Movement upon Washington - Mining the Works before Petersburg - Explosion of the Mine before Petersburg - Campaign in the Shenandoah Valley - Capture of the Weldon Railroad | p. 475 |
| Sherman and Johnston - Johnston's Surrender to Sherman - Capture of Mobile - Wilson's Expedition - Capture of Jefferson Davis - General Thomas's Qualities - Estimate of General Canby | p. 595 |
| The End of the War - the March to Washington - One of Lincoln's Anecdotes - Grand Review at Washington - Characteristics of Lincoln and Stanton - Estimate of the Different Corps Commanders | p. 603 |
| Conclusion | p. 611 |
| Appendix | p. 618 |
| Index | p. 685 |
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