Grant Tells the War, Part 09: Ulysses S. Grant vs. Andrew Johnson
As part of their preparation to co-author their book Unconditional Surrender: Ulysses S. Grant in the Civil War, Chris Mackowski and Curt Fields (as U.S. Grant) sat down to talk about the war from Grant’s perspective. The result was a nine-part series that served as the outline for Unconditional Surrender, published by Savas Beatie as part of the Emerging Civil War Series.
In a bonus episode, Grant recounts the tumultuous immediate aftermath of the war and the assassination of President Lincoln. The Andrew Johnson administration became an uncomfortable place for the general in chief, who soon curdled on the accidental president.
For more on Unconditional Surrender, or to order a copy, visit www.savasbeatie.com/unconditional-surrender-ulysses-s-grant-in-the-civil-war/.
If you’d like to see more of Curt Fields as Ulysses S. Grant, check out “Fridays with Grant,” presented by our partners at the Civil War Roundtable Congress.