This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
General Grant Reminiscences From the Civil War Era
The reminiscences recount Grant's first Bridgeport visit in October 1863, his meeting with Hooker and Thomas, the grueling 40 mile river road trek to Chattanooga, Grant's calm leadership under fire at Orchard Knob, and his disciplined, distrust-averse command style contrasted with Sherman and Thomas.
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Christian Union
Grant
Bridgeport
Tennessee River
Nashville
Stevenson
Hooker
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Gen. Grant
Gen. Hooker
McClellan
Shiloh
Gen. Rawling
Tennessee
Bragg
Wheeler
Jasper
Thomas
Howard
Gen. Thomas
Army of the Cumberland
Lookout Valley
Gen. Sherman
General Grant
Sherman
Justin
Gen
East
Georgia
Advocate
Gordon Granger
Fourth Army
Fort Wood
Fourteenth Corps
Palmer
Orchard Knob
Rawline