About to read Grant's memoirs. (First edition copies of both volumes. Maybe they were sold door-to-door fashion by a veteran)
Any opinions about Grant's honesty or lack thereof? I just visited Stones River and bought a copy of a very critical book, General Grant and the Rewriting of History, by Frank P. Varney. Subtitled How the Destruction of William S. Rosecrans Influenced Our Understanding of the Civil War. I plan to read a chapter or two of that as intermissions in my reading of the memoirs, to add some perspective.
Any opinions about Grant's honesty or lack thereof? I just visited Stones River and bought a copy of a very critical book, General Grant and the Rewriting of History, by Frank P. Varney. Subtitled How the Destruction of William S. Rosecrans Influenced Our Understanding of the Civil War. I plan to read a chapter or two of that as intermissions in my reading of the memoirs, to add some perspective.