The Last Campaign: Grant Saves The Union

Great Battles of History

by Earl Schenck Miers

Hardcover book, no dust jacket. Grant's appointment as military leader changes the course of the Civil War.

213 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1972

About the author

Earl Schenck Miers was an American historian. He wrote over 100 published books, mostly about the history of the American Civil War. Some of them were intended for children, including three historic novels in the We Were There series. Miers received honorary degrees from Lincoln College and Rutgers University.

On 17 November 1972, at the age of 62, Miers died at his home in Edison, New Jersey.