I went to U of Chicago, so I have a predeliction for original sources. I’ve got a copy of Grant’s autobiography, but the books that take my head off screaming - they’re so good - are the ones by Joshua Chamberlain. I did enjoy James Longstreet’s autobiography and Anne McVicars Grant’s “Memoirs of an American Lady.” And if you like further back, Benevento Cellini’s Autobiography where he tells you the difference between country eggs and city eggs for egg tempera.
RE: Post 141, thanks for the tip on the Joshua Chamberlain book, I’ll do a search for it. Another excellent book dealing with Civil War generals is Last in Their Class: Custer, Pickett and the Goats of West Point by James S. Robbins, (2006) who also did a bio of Custer. I’ve read a number of Custer bios over the years, also bios of Alexander the Great, they’ve all added a new spin to the life of these noteworthy figures.