True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 142
ers march-ing with their drumsand guns and flags anduniforms. They makea fine sight, and theboys and girls all hur-rah and clap their handsas the regiments marchby. But when thesesoldiers go marchingto battle, it is quiteanother thing. For waris terrible, and some ofthe best and bravest I propose… … 144 ULYSSES S. GRANT for the people to have their armies led to battle by such agreat and gallant soldier as this story tells about. His name was Ulysses Simpson Grant. He was born in alittle town, out in Ohio, called Point Pleasant, on the twenty-seventh of April, in the year 1822. The house in…
