![]() ![]() Rosecrans’s star dimmed, argues Varney, because Grant orchestrated the effort. ![]() During the war, Rosecrans was considered by many of his contemporaries to be on par with Grant himself today, he is largely forgotten. Varney studied the tempestuous relationship between Grant and Union General William S. In his earlier book General Grant and the Rewriting of History, Dr. ![]() Thomas, the stellar commander who earned the sobriquet “Rock of Chickamauga” and Gouverneur Kemble Warren, who served honorably and well in every major action of the Army of the Potomac before being relieved less than two weeks before Appomattox, and only after he had played a prominent part in the major Union victory at Five Forks. ![]() Varney examines Grant’s relationship with three noted Civil War the brash and uncompromising “Fighting Joe” Hooker George H. But has he received too much credit at the expense of other men? Have others who fought the war with him suffered unfairly at his hands? General Grant and the Verdict of Memoir, Memory, and the Civil War Grant is best remembered today as a war-winning general, and he certainly deserves credit for his efforts on behalf of the Union. ![]()
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