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== Ulysses S. Grant Recalls the Mexican War, 1885-1886 == | == Ulysses S. Grant Recalls the Mexican War, 1885-1886 == | ||
Ulysses S. Grant's "Personal Memoirs, 1885-1886." There are obvious discrepancies in this document because it is a memoir, but I was curious if Grant’s perceptions of the Mexican-American War were changed after he became the President of the United States? ~Megan Tisdelle~ | Ulysses S. Grant's "Personal Memoirs, 1885-1886." There are obvious discrepancies in this document because it is a memoir, but I was curious if Grant’s perceptions of the Mexican-American War were changed after he became the President of the United States? ~Megan Tisdelle~ | ||
| + | In his memoirs, Grant is obviously very passionate about how the Americans took advantage of the Mexican government in order to acquire more land. My question then becomes is there any way to know how his personal opinions about the situation influenced his actions during the war and how he commanded his troops? -Dani Jones | ||
== Lincoln, KS NE Act speech, 1854 == | == Lincoln, KS NE Act speech, 1854 == | ||
