In 2011, the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) announced a scholar-led reading and discussion program for public audiences titled Let’s Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War, as part of the Civil War sesquicentennial. The program included a series of readings that were chosen to provide a broad a range of perspectives on the Civil War experience and its consequences. Fifty libraries around the country, including the WIU Libraries, hosted the program. The following publications are listed as primary sources on the Let's Talk About It: Making Sense of the American Civil War grant web site. This page is divided into three sections by source: Abraham Lincoln, Readings & Primary Sources by Various Authors, and Ulysses S. Grant.
Grant, Ulysses S. Personal Memoirs Of U. S. Grant, Parts 1-6. New York: Charles L. Webster & Co., 1885-1892.
Ulysses S. Grant served as a General in the Union Army during the Civil War. He commanded the forces that won several major battles including Shiloh, Vicksburg and Chattanooga, and accepted the surrender of General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox. He was elected President of the United States in 1868 and served two terms. His memoirs were published in 6 volumes from 1885 to 1892. They are available through Project Gutenberg.