[waltwalther]

One of my favorite books! If I remember correctly, Grant had no aspirations of being a soldier, and was not one of the best students at the Military Academy, and even after he graduated and became a soldier was still...green for a long time.

One thing I found intriguing was how gentlemanly he was able to conduct himself in war, when dealing with his own men (who sometimes barely had any training at all) and when dealing with the enemy.

The manner in which he writes his memoirs, his manner of speaking, is much different than how I speak, but is pleasant to read. There are sections that I reread many times. If I recall correctly he had no confidence at all in his own writing ability, and only began writing to pay the bills (writing short stories about the war for the newspaper).