Chapter II: �ulysses S. Grant

A General Wanted�A Short War Expected�The Young Napoleon�God's Revenge Against Slavery�The Silent Man in Galena�"Tanning Leather"�Gen. Grant's Puritan Descent�How he Loaded the Logs�His West Point Career�Service in Mexico�Marries, and Leaves the Army�Wood-Cutting, Dunning and Leather-Selling�Enlists against the Rebellion�Missouri Campaign�Paducah Campaign�Fort Donelson Campaign�Battle of Shiloh�How Grant Lost his Temper�Vicksburg Campaign�Lincoln on Grant's "Drinking"�Chattanooga�Grant's Method of Making a Speech�Appointed Lieutenant-General�The Richmond Campaign�"Mr. Grant is a Very Obstinate Man"�Grant's Qualifications as a Ruler�Honesty�Generosity to Subordinates�Sound Judgment of Men�Power of Holding his Tongue�Grant's Sidewalk Platform�Talks Horse to Senator Wade�"Wants Nothing Said"�The Best Man for Next President. 111