Journey back Inside The Blanket Fort this week as we learn more about a new book America’s Hardscrabble General: Ulysses S. Grant, from Farm Boy to Shiloh, by Jack Hurst, which released by SIU Press in November 2022.
Renowned for his skill, courage, and indomitably during the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant is considered a model for outstanding American generalship. However, unlike most of his fellow officers, Grant came from humble Midwestern beginnings and experienced a number of professional failures before rising to military prominence.