...PERSONAL MEMOIRS OF U. S. GRANT by U. S. Grant A Penn State Electronic Classics Series Publication P... ...nn State Electronic Classics Series Publication Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant by U. S. Grant is a publication of the Pennsylvania State Univer- sit... ...s. 92 Personal Memoirs At these sports there are usually from four to six bulls sac- rificed. The audience occupies seats around the ring in which th... ...same performance is renewed. On the occasion when I was present one of the bulls was not turned aside by the attacks in the rear, the presentations of... ...oms, and su- perintended their drill. It was evident, from the time of the Chicago nomination to the close of the canvass, that the 115 U. S. Grant e... ...accepted with their organizations as they were, except in two instances. A Chicago regiment, the 19th infantry, had elected a very young man to the co... ...nment, filled every call made upon it for troops, without resorting to the draft. There was no call made when there were not more volunteers than were... ...enlist- ments had ceased throughout the greater part of the North, and the draft had been resorted to to fill up our ranks. It was my judgment at the ... ...d builder. He had no tools to work with except those of the pioneers—axes, picks, and spades. With these he was able to intrench his men and protect t...

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