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Authors: H.W. Brands
electoral conflicts in
Ku Klux Klan violence in
slavery debate and
U.S. annexation of,
2.1
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2.2
Thailand (Siam)
Third Corps, U.S.
Thirteenth Amendment,
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75.1
Thirteenth Infantry Regiment, U.S.
Thomas, George H.,
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36.2
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36.3
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47.1
Thomas, Jesse B.
Thompson, Jeff
Tift, Nelson
Tilden, Samuel,
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79.1
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79.2
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80.1
Tilghman, Lloyd
Tocqueville, Alexis de
Tourgée, Albion
transcontinental railroad
Indian conflict and
scandals and
Treasury Department, U.S.,
27.1
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29.1
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29.2
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Treaty of Washington of 1871,
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80.1
Trenton Gazette
Trist, Nicholas
Troy Press
Trumbull, Lyman,
14.1
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65.1
Twain, Mark,
see
Clemens, Samuel
Tweed, William,
67.1
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76.1
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78.1
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87.1
Tyler, John,
2.1
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2.2
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3.1
Uncle Sam
(steamer)
“Undeserved Stigma, An” (Grant)
Union League Club
Union Pacific Railroad,
55.1
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67.1
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84.1
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85.1
United States:
Alabama
claims of
as built by conquest
Manifest Destiny slogan of
Texas annexed by,
2.1
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2.2
Tocqueville’s characterization of,
4.1
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4.2
United States Mail Company
Utah
Van Buren, Martin,
1.1
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2.1
Vanderbilt, Cornelius
Vanderbilt, William
Van Dorn, Earl,
27.1
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28.1
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28.2
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28.3
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30.1
Van Duzer (staff officer)
Venable, Charles
Vicksburg campaign,
prl.1
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29.1
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30.1
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35.1
Battle of Champion Hill in
Battle of Jackson in
Battle of Raymond in
Black River fight in
Chickasaw Bayou fight in
Confederate surrender in
drinking episode in
geography of
Grant’s assumption of leadership in
Grant’s initial plan for,
30.1
,
30.2
Holly Springs situation in,
30.1
,
30.2
hydraulic engineering projects in
incountry campaign in
Lincoln and
onset of
Port Gibson fight in
Port Huron surrender and
running of Confederate batteries in,
30.1
,
30.2
,
31.1
siege of Vicksburg in,
32.1
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33.1
Victoria, Queen of England
Villepigue, John
Virginia,
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56.1
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65.1
new constitution of
secession of,
15.1
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15.2
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16.1
Virginia campaign of 1864,
39.1
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87.1
African American prisoners in
casualties in
Confederate peace feelers in
Confederate shortages and desertions in,
39.1
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47.1
crossing of Rapidan in
crossing of the James in
Dana on,
39.1
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40.1
doubts and criticisms of,
41.1
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42.1
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42.2
drinking issue and
Early’s raid in
1864 election and,
42.1
,
42.2
,
45.1
Grant-Lincoln meeting in
Grant’s strategy in
Hampton Roads conference in
psychological balance in
revised strategy in
Shenandoah Valley campaign in
siege of Petersburg in,
see
Petersburg, siege of
see also
specific battles
Virginia Central Railroad
Virginia Military Institute
Virginius
, CSS
Wade, Benjamin
Waite, Morrison,
70.1
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76.1
Walker, John
Wallace, Lew,
22.1
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24.1
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24.2
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24.3
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42.1
Wallace, W. H. L.
Wallen, Lieutenant
Ward, Ferdinand
Ward, S. J.
War Department, U.S.,
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24.1
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25.1
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25.2
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29.2
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38.1
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54.1
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58.1
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70.1
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77.1
Grant as acting secretary of war,
54.1
Indian wars and
War of 1812,
1.1
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57.1
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64.1
Washburne, Elihu,
14.1
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15.1
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19.1
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25.1
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26.1
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35.1
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36.1
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48.1
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62.1
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64.1
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65.1
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80.1
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82.1
appointed secretary of state
Grant’s promotion to lieutenant general and
pleading woman incident and
Washington, George,
37.1
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38.1
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45.1
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57.1
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61.1
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68.1
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76.1
Washington Territory
Webb, Alexander S.,
33.1
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39.1
Webber, Captain
Webster, Charles
Webster, Daniel,
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11.1
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65.1
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72.1
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76.1
Webster, Joseph
Webster & Co.
Weed, Thurlow,
14.1
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42.1
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64.1
Welles, Gideon,
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Wellington, Duke of
West Point,
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Grant as cadet at
West Virginia,
45.1
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65.1
Wheeler, Joseph
Wheeler, William
Whig Party, U.S.,
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2.1
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6.1
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breakup of
Whiskey Rebellion
whiskey scandal,
76.1
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87.1
White, Harry
White Leagues,
73.1
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75.2
Wide Awakes
Wilderness, Battle of the,
prl.1
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39.2
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41.1
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58.1
Wilhelm I, Emperor of Germany,
64.1
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80.1
Willcox, Orlando
Williams, Alpheus
Williams, George,
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76.1
Willich, August
Wilmot, David
Wilson, Bluford
Wilson, Henry,
65.1
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67.1
Wilson, James
Winchester, Battle of
Wolf, Simon
Wood, Fernando
Wood, General
World tour (Grant’s), 1877–79,
80.1
Bismarck-Grant meeting in
British leg of
China leg of
Cuban leg of
France and Mediterranean legs of
free trade issue in
German leg of
India leg of
Japan leg of
Southeast Asia leg of
in U.S.,
81.1
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82.1
Worth, William,
4.1
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6.1
Wyoming Territory
Yates, Richard,
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16.2
Yellow Tavern, Battle of
Young, John Russell,
80.1
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84.1
About the Author
For nearly two decades, H. W. Brands has been writing a six-volume history of the United States in the form of a series of linked biographies. Four volumes have been published before now; these are Volume 1:
The First American
(on Benjamin Franklin, 1706–1790), Volume 2:
Andrew Jackson
(1767–1845), Volume 4:
T.R.
(Theodore Roosevelt, 1858–1919), and Volume 5:
Traitor to His Class
(Franklin Roosevelt, 1882–1945). The present work,
The Man Who Saved the Union
(Ulysses Grant, 1822–1885), becomes Volume 3.
The author continues to teach at the University of Texas at Austin, where he is the Dickson Allen Anderson Professor of History, while he works on Volume 6.