The Man Who Saved the Union (113 page)

     business deals and speculations of,
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     Caesarism accusation and,
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65.2

     
California posting of

     cancer of,
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86.1

     
Civil War articles of

     
as colonel of militia

     
commercial horse farm of

     
constitutionalism as viewed by

     contraband trade and,
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35.1

     
critics and doubters of

     
Dana’s assessment of

     
death of

     
decision-making style of

     
depression of,
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     descriptions of,
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Detroit posting of

     drinking of,
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education of

     
1860 election and

     1864 election and,
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     1864 Virginia campaign and,
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1866 election and

     
family background of

     farming efforts of,
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as father

     financial difficulties of,
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     first battle of,
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first decisive command actions of

     funeral and mourning of,
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gold medal awarded to

     
Grant & Ward business failure and

     
in Great Plains tour

     
Hamer’s assessment of

     health of,
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honored for Chattanooga victory

     horsemanship of,
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Jewish traders in General Order No. 11 of

     
Johnston’s surrender and

     journal of,
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leadership style of

     in leather business,
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     Lee contrasted with,
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Lee’s surrender to

     
legacy of

     
Lincoln assassination news and

     
Lincoln on

     
Lincoln’s City Island meeting with

     Lincoln’s correspondence with,
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Lincoln’s first meeting with

     
malaria of

     memoirs of,
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Memphis occupation and

     
Mexican railroad investment of

     
in Mexican War aftermath

     
Mexico intervention urged by

     migraines of,
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in Missouri operations

     name of,
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New York City home of

     
onset of Civil War and

     
Oregon posting of

     
Paducah occupation and

     
pallbearers of

     
in Panama crossing

     politics disliked by,
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as popular hero

     poverty of,
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Prentiss’s confrontation with

     presidency of,
see
Grant, Ulysses S., presidency of

     promoted to brigadier general,
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promoted to commander in chief

     
promoted to lieutenant general

     
promoted to major general

     public speaking and,
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in railroad accident

     
in real estate business

     
resigns commission

     
revelation regarding fear of

     
Sackett’s Harbor posting of

     
St. Louis sojourn of

     secession crisis and,
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security of the Union and

     
self-sufficiency of

     as slave owner,
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     slavery question and,
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staff of,
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tanning work disliked by

     
in tour of South

     
and treatment of former slaves

     
unauthorized leave incident and

     
Union armies reviewed by

     
Union League address of

     
visualization gift of

     volunteer regiments trained by,
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Wallace’s assessment of

     
as war hero

     
wedding of

     
as West Point cadet

     in world tour,
see
World tour (Grant’s), 1877–79

     as writer,
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Grant, Ulysses S., presidency of:

     
acknowledgment of mistakes in

     cabinet appointments in,
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civil service reform in

     currency debate in,
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     economic depression in,
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     fiscal policy in,
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Grant’s income in

     
inaugural address in

     
legacy of

     
political appointments in

     
railroad scandals and

     
scandals in final months of

     
second inaugural address in

     third-term question and,
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unification of nation and

Grant, Virginia “Jennie”,
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Grant & Ward

Grass, The (Sioux chief)

Great Britain,
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Grant’s tour of

     recognition of Confederacy and,
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settlement of Oregon dispute and

     
slavery abolished by

     Treaty of Washington and,
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     U.S.’s
Alabama
claims on,
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Greece

Greeley, Horace,
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     1872 election and,
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Grant criticized by

     
open letter to Lincoln of

Green, Lieutenant

Green, Shields

Greenbacks,
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Greenhow, Rose O’Neal

Griffith, McKinstry

Guadalupe Hidalgo, Treaty of

Guiteau, Charles

habeas corpus, writ of,
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Haiti,
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Halleck, Henry W.,
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appointed general-in-chief

     
as chief of staff

     
contraband cotton trade policy and

     
in Corinth campaign

     and Forts Henry and Donelson campaign,
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     Grant’s bureaucratic relationship with,
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     Grant’s correspondence with,
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and Sherman’s alleged mental problems

     
Sherman’s correspondence with

Hamer, Thomas,
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Hamilton, Schuyler

Hamlin, Hannibal,
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Hancock, Winfield Scott,
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Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad,
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Hardscrabble (log house),
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Hare, William

Harpers Ferry raid

Harris, Colonel

Harris, Tom

Harrison, Carter

Harrison, William Henry,
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Haskell, Frank

Hatch, Davis

Hawley, Joseph

Hay, John

Hayes, Lucy

Hayes, Rutherford,
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Henry Clay
(steamer)