Battle of Bull Run!

On June 17, 1861, I was appointed Colonel of the 21st Illinois Infantry. I thought nothing could eradicate this aura of accomplishment that I have been feeling; until the Battle of Bull Run broke into the headlines. I don't know what makes the Confederacy think they can keep trying to move farther north into our territory. Their slavery concept is meant for the South, not for up here. We now know that a war within America is evident. The retreat of the Union from the battle cannot be good for the reputation of the North. This is only the first battle, and it will definitely not be the last upon American soil. I will, to the best of my ability, use my military skills to help defeat Confederacy and restore peace to all of America.

-Ulysses S. Grant


Resources:
Military History of Ulysses S. Grant, from April, 1861, to April, 1865. Badeau, Adam.

Never Thought

I never thought the Confederates would attack Fort Sumter. My little town of St. Louis is all in an uproar over the current headlines, but I can't show my full fervor over the attack because of how South I moved in order Reading the posts in the newspapers that are delivered to my brother's leather shop almost drive me to complete insanity with how the fort has been rendered so. Edmund Ruffin exclaims that he fired the first shot, but such foolishness will get him killed if he ever said anything about this around me. This attack is showing just how ruthless this war is becoming. My life in the real estate business and also the leather shop retail is making me regret my decision to leave the army. Incidents like these are driving me back towards the blue uniform. My vendetta towards the Confederacy continues to burn in my heart.

-Ulysses S. Grant


Resources: First Blood; The Story of Fort Sumter. Swanberg, W.A. 1957.

One of My Own.

Growing up in Illinois in 1859, it was great to hear the news of Lincoln running for the title of President. I have been working with my father in his leather shop this year. On March 4 of this year, Abraham Lincoln became the sixteenth president. All of Illinois was in an uproar of support seeing as how Lincoln is from Illinois. I have been contacted by the army, which is a big deal since I retreated from the army. The army has said that I might be needed as a General or Lieutenant against the Confederate. So I think that this has been great news for me and I would love to fight once again for our new president: Abraham Lincoln. I hope one day to be someone like him. 

-Ulysses S. Grant

Resources: http://millercenter.org/index.php/academic/americanpresident/grant