The Memoirs of General Ulysses S. Grant, Part 1.

This volume covers ancestry, birth, boyhood of Ulysses Simpson Grant, his early years and graduation, army life, Corpus Christi, trip to Austin, the Mexican war, advance of Monterey and some other facts of Grant’s life and career. The author writes: The first volume, as well as a portion of the second, was written before I had reason to suppose I was in a critical condition of health. Later I was reduced almost to the point of death, and it became impossible for me to attend to anything for week