Thanks for the post, Shadowlands.
I have been long in coming to an appreciation of Grant. However, in the past few years have grown to admire his wisdom and grace at the end of the War Between the States. His response to Lee’s total surrender coupled with Lee’s actions, curtailed what might otherwise have been many years of guerrilla warfare that would have kept the wounds wide open.
Reading Grant’s memoirs is on my current reading list.
Grant’s memoirs are a good read... one to read along with it are W.T. Sherman’s. Sherman had a fascinating life, his memoirs are very interesting.
Grant’s memoirs were dishonest. He had a lot of faults and a very convenient memory. “Grant Under Fire” is a good book. Most historians praising Grant do so because they base their opinions on his memoirs, not his deeds or contemporary records.
When Grant screwed up, he usually found someone else to blame. And he would never forgive the scapegoat...
https://www.acwrt.org.uk/post/ulysses-s-grant-under-fire
https://www.grantunderfire.com/