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CONTENTS. CHAPTER I. Ancestry. Mathew Grant. His voyage from England in the Mary and John. Settlement at Mattapan near Boston. Moves to Wind sor, Conn. Troublous times in the Colonies. How people went to church. Living in a blockhouse. Noah Grant. His son Noah Grant. Jesse R. Grant, father of Ulysses. Birth of our hero. What he says of his parents 9-19, CHAPTER II. Weight of the baby. Giving him a name. Hiram Ulysses Grant. Boyhood of Ulysses. His first smell ofpowder. Fondness forhorses. His skill as a rider. Hauling wood and carrying passengers. Skating. How his frozen feet were cured. Hauling logs forthenew quot quot jail. What Dave anfl Me did. Breaking a neighbor s window by accident 20-35 CHAPTER III. Theyounghorsebreaker. Riding circus ponies. YoungGrant s famous horse-trade. Selling a refractoryhorse. Trips to Cincinnati. Sent to West Point. How the appointment came about. Mistake in his name. Grant s sensitiveness on the subject. Preparing for exami nation. His outfit. JourneytoWest Point. Canal, stage, railway, and steamboat. West Point and its history. Grant s proficiency. Excels in horsemanship 36-51 CHAPTER IV. Grant thrashes an impertinent student. A salutary lesson. quotUncle Sam.quot Popular with his fellows. An arbiter of disputes. First visit home. Ahappy reunion. Graduates from the MilitaryAcad emy. His standing in his class. Home again. Appointed into the Fourth Infantry. His first uniform. Joins his regiment at St. 3 807 Ate yw 4 CONTENTS. Louis. Meets his future wife. Courtship under difficulties. Troubles between Texas and Mexico. Fourth Infantry ordered to the frontier . CHAPTER V. 52-65 On to Texas. General Taylor. Desires of the Government. State of affairs atthat time. Landing of the Fourth Infantry at Corpus Christi. On the Nueces. Grant s personal mishap. Kinney, the mule-trader. Smuggling as a profession. Hunting near Corpus Christi. Capturing wild horses. Grant s horse transactions. His promotion. Brevet rank. Marching to the RioGrande. Encoun tering great herds of wild horses. Sights on the plains . 66-78 CHAPTER VI. Arrival opposite Matamoras. Fort Brown and Brownsville. Attack by Mexicans. Point Isabel. Sending for provisions. Fort Brown shelled. Taylor s return from Point Isabel. Attacked by the Mexican army. Battle of Palo Alto. An artillery duel. Battle of Resaca de la Palma. Victory for the Americans. Grant s part in the battles. Return to Fort Brown. Occupation of Matamoras and Camargo. Movement on Monterey 79-93 CHAPTER VII. The battle of Monterey. Strength and organization of the army. Defenses of the city. Bishop s palace. Black Fort. Movements of Worth s Division. Capture of the Saltillo Road. Advance intothe city. Grantgoes forammunition . A perilous ride. General quot Ampudia surrenders. Hoffman s verses on Monterey.quot Men who became famous. Characteristics of General Taylor. His hatred of uniform. An amusing incident. An armistice. Scott s plans for the war. Grant goes to Vera Cruz. Battle of Buena Vista, 94-10G CHAPTER VIII. March from Vera Cruz. Meeting the enemy. Battle of Cerro Gordo. Scott s plan of battle. quotAlways obey your superior officer.quot Advance to Perote and Puebla. A long wait for reinforcements. Advance into the valley of Mexico. Battles of Contreras and Churubusco. Attack upon the city. Grant s exploit at Molino del Rey. In a church belfry with a howitzer. Grant s memory. Capture of the city.Declaration of peace 107-118 CONTENTS. 5 CHAPTER IX. Promoted again...

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