True stories of great American men : for young Americans (1898)
Brooks, Elbridge Streeter, 1846-1902 · Chicago ; Philadelphia ; Toronto : J.C. Winston · leaf 150
wthat if he wish-ed to win, hemust fight hardand terribly.The hardestfighting of allthat cruel warwas now tocome, you see.It was in theregion thatseparated thetwo capitals—Washington,the capital ofthe United States, and Richmond, the Southern capital. Much of thefighting was in a section covered… … ULYSSES S. GRANT. i52 ULYSSES S. GRANT and fighting by day, the two generals, Lee, the Confederate,and Grant, the Union leader, fought each other in the mosttremendous and desperate battles of modern times. They ended at last, not by really defeating Lee, but byforcing him back, inch by inch, until…
