Title: Campaigning with Grant
Description: No one can read this book without coming away with a more nuanced appreciation of Grant and his abilities. Many will find a new affection for the man. If you want to understand Grant as he appeared to those closest to him, read this masterful first-hand account of Horace Porter's time on Grant's staff during the American Civil War. 

There is no more intimate and appealing portrait of the great general than that drawn by Porter. A keen observer of all around him and a great admirer of Grant to his dying day, Porter brings Grant to life in struggle and victory. 

Here we get fully dimensional anecdotes of Grant's humor, poise, anger (rare), and his thoughts on a variety of subjects from swearing to lying to naughty jokes to military tactics and strategy. 

In addition, Porter provides wonderful stories of the other famous men among whom he served, including William Tecumseh Sherman, Philip H. Sheridan, George Gordon Meade, George Thomas, and many, many others. 

Long considered one of the most important classics of Civil War literature, this is a book you are assured to read more than once.
Subjects: Biography, Campaigns, Campaigns and battles, Friends and associates, Generals, History, Military leadership, Personal narratives, United States, United States Civil War, 1861-1865, United States. Army, Command of troops, American Civil War (1861-1865) fast (OCoLC)fst01351658, Military campaigns, Grant, ulysses s. (ulysses simpson), 1822-1885, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, campaigns, United states, history, civil war, 1861-1865, personal narratives, Histoire, Campagnes et batailles, Récits personnels
Places: United States
People: Horace Porter (1837-1921), Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), Horace Porter, Ulysses S Grant
Time periods: Civil War, 1861-1865