The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 13: November 16, 1864 - February 20, 1865 Volume 13

by John Y. Simon

During the winter of 1864-65, the end of the Civil War neared as Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant maintained pressure against the dying Confederacy. Major General William T. Sherman ripped through Georgia and presented Savannah to President Abraham Lincoln as a Christmas gift.

Grant continued the long siege at Petersburg, pinning down General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. He held Lee in place while his armies demolished...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809311976
• ISBN13: 9780809311972
• Release Date: July 1985
• Publisher: Southern Illinois University Press
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 2.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 7.0" x 10.1"