Publisher's Synopsis
As a close-up observer of Grant in the field, Porter was also able to draw a finely detailed, fully realized portrait of this American military hero-his daily acts, his personal traits and habits, and the motives that inspired him in important crises-rendered in the language that Grant used at the time. Porter intended to bring readers into such intimate contact with the Union commander that they could know him as well as those who served by his side. He acquits himself admirably in this undertaking, giving us a moving human document and a remarkable perspective on a crucial chapter of American history.