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Resurrected ReadsTHE PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S GRANT, Episode 10: Grant's Vicksburg Campaign BeginsIn this episode, Grant launches his daring campaign to capture the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi, the key to controlling the Mississippi River. We follow Grant's risky maneuvers to cross his army over to the east bank, outflank and defeat Confederate forces at Port Gibson and Raymond, and push on to besiege the city from the rear. Grant brings us inside the exciting start of one of the most brilliant campaigns of the Civil War.
2023-08-3058 min
Resurrected ReadsTHE PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S GRANT, Episode 9: Clash at IukaIn this episode, Grant recounts the crucial late 1862 Battle of Iuka, Mississippi. As Confederate forces under Price and Van Dorn threaten Union-held Corinth, we follow Grant's concentration of scattered divisions to meet the enemy threat. Grant brings us to the climax at Iuka, where we experience Rosecrans's attack on Price's rebels from an insider's view. Though the battlefield victory is incomplete, Grant's strategic leadership thwarts the rebel advance in this little-known but consequential Western Theater clash.
2023-08-2958 min
Resurrected ReadsTHE PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S GRANT, Episode 8: Commanding the Mississippi FrontierIn this episode, Grant assumes wide-ranging department command along the tense Mississippi River frontier. We get a view of Union and Confederate strengths as Grant manages a giant but scattered force threatened by rebel attacks on Memphis, West Tennessee and Middle Tennessee. Grant's leadership is put to the test as he defends an enormous territory, guards key supply lines, and moves to reinforce allies in the pivotal Western Theater.
2023-08-2857 min
Resurrected ReadsTHE PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S GRANT, Episode 7: Driving Deep into MississippiIn this episode, Grant takes us on the crucial Union advance from bloody Shiloh toward the vital railroad crossroads at Corinth, Mississippi. Moving deep into hostile territory, Grant manages a giant army, secures supply lines, and conducts a months-long siege closing in on Corinth's Confederate garrison. We experience the intense leadership challenges, troop movements, and strategic decisions culminating in the occupation of Corinth. Through Grant's account, discover how this Union victory drove rebel forces completely from the Mississippi heartland.
2023-08-2557 min
Resurrected ReadsTHE PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S GRANT, Episode 6: Blood and Mud at ShilohIn this episode, Grant brings us to the bloody Tennessee battlefield at Shiloh in April 1862. Brace yourself for one of the war's costliest battles, as Confederate forces unleash ferocious early morning attacks on unprepared Union camps. We slog through the mud and cross bullet-swept fields as Grant steadies his battered divisions, awaits Buell's reinforcements, and masterfully executes a decisive counterattack. Grant's first-hand account from the Shiloh inferno reveals the savage realities of combat that transformed both himself and the conduct of the war.
2023-08-2456 min
Resurrected ReadsTHE PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S GRANT, Episode 5: Early Commands and the Tennessee StrongholdsIn this episode, Grant assumes his first commands in the Western Theater early in the Civil War. We follow along as he leads expeditions into secessionist territory in Missouri and Kentucky. But his greatest challenge awaits as Grant and Foote's gunboats attack the formidable Confederate forts Henry and Donelson on the Tennessee and Cumberland Rivers. Grant takes us inside the tense preparations, brutal fighting, and crucial Union breakthroughs that opened vital waterways into the South's heartland.
2023-08-2357 min
Resurrected ReadsTHE PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S GRANT, Episode 4: The Mexican Capital and Beyond
In this episode, Grant brings us along as Scott's army finally captures Mexico City after intense urban warfare. We follow the decisive assaults on Chapultepec Castle and the causeways leading to the capital's gates. Despite fierce resistance, Mexico City inevitably falls to the U.S. forces. But the war is not yet over, and Grant takes us on further adventures beyond the capital. We travel to the majestic Popocatépetl volcano and Mexico's magnificent caves, seeing more of the country even as peace negotiations continue. Through Grant's first-hand account, experience the climax and aftermath of the Mexican-American War.
2023-08-2257 min
Resurrected ReadsTHE PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S GRANT, Episode 3: Battles for Mexico City
In this episode, we follow Grant through the major battles of the campaign to capture Mexico City. After victories at Cerro Gordo and Puebla, Scott's army pushes on towards the capital. Fierce fighting erupts at Contreras, Churubusco, and Molino del Rey as the Americans clash with Santa Anna's forces defending the city. Grant provides first-hand accounts of the bloody assaults on Chapultepec Castle and the causeways leading to Mexico City's gates. Despite staunch resistance, the U.S. Army prevails in these pivotal battles, culminating in the dramatic capture of the storied Halls of Montezumas as the Mexican forces evacuate...
2023-08-2158 min
Resurrected ReadsTHE PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S GRANT, Episode 2: West Point and the Mexican WarIn this second installment of Ulysses S. Grant's personal memoirs, we follow the future Civil War general through his education at West Point military academy and into his first combat experiences during the Mexican-American War. Appointed to the prestigious military academy in 1839, Grant offers insights into the rigorous curriculum and strict code of conduct expected of the cadets. He grapples with homesickness, develops new skills like horsemanship, and faces disciplinary action over minor infractions. Alongside fellow future Civil War leaders like James Longstreet, Grant endures West Point and graduates ready for military service. He is deployed during the onset...
2023-08-2057 min
Resurrected ReadsTHE PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF ULYSSES S GRANT, Episode 1: Early Life and Westward ExpansionWelcome to the inaugural episode of Resurrected Reads, your destination for experiencing history anew through AI-narrated audiobooks. Today we’re delving into the personal memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, the renowned Civil War general and 18th president of the United States. Published in 1885, Grant's memoirs provide an intimate look at his early life leading up to the outbreak of war. In this first hour, we’ll get acquainted with Grant's humble beginnings in Ohio, his time at West Point military academy, and his early army career on the frontier.
Even in these initial chapters, we gain insight into...
2023-08-1957 min