Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant · Concept
Personal Integrity and Self-Reliance
Grant repeatedly demonstrates honesty, modesty, and a refusal to seek political favor, as seen in his rejection of self-promotion and his straightforward, unvarnished account of his own failures and successes.
Grant repeatedly demonstrates honesty, modesty, and a refusal to seek political favor, as seen in his rejection of self-promotion and his straightforward, unvarnished account of his own failures and successes.
Grant's father's self-education and hard work, and Grant's own labor from a young age, illustrate self-reliance and integrity.
Grant's determination to face the Academy despite his fears of failure, and his honest reflection on his own mediocrity as a cadet.
Grant reflects on his opposition to dueling and his commitment to self-improvement through study.
Grant's anecdote about his fall into the sea and his ability to swim and recover without injury demonstrates self-reliance and a sense of humor about personal mishaps.
Characters
Chapters
- I
- II
- Army Life—Causes of the Mexican War—Camp Salubrity
- Corpus Christi and the March to the Rio Grande
- Trip to Austin—Promotion to Full Second Lieutenant—Army of Occupation
- Advance of the Army—Crossing the Colorado—The Rio Grande
- VII The Mexican War—The Battle of Palo Alto—The Battle of Resaca De La Palma—Army of Invasion—General Taylor—Movement on Camargo
- The Battle of Monterey
