Aaron Mishler’s Reviews > Grant > Status Update

A lot has happened so far, and I'm only 19% through the book. The civil war rages, grant has found his calling as a no nonsense go get dem somnabitch rebels general. Standing out as one of the few aggressive generals so far in the war. Still plagued by rumors (some may be true) of drinking. He sorta won Shiloh, and is now on the march for Vicksburg to conquer the Mississippi. A good read so far.

Grants had an interesting life so far, a quiet man with a braggadocio father. So far he's went to west point, fought bravely in the mexican american war and battled alcoholism. Right now he's left the army (broke) and returned home to farming. He's a deeply flawed man in many ways.

But aren't we all?

This is a giant book, and I doubt I'll be able to finish it in the few days I have left, but some good highlights so far on grants early life.