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Grant 

Optic, O. Our standard bearer, Gen. U. S. Grant. 

Il.Bost., Lee & Shepard, 188S $1.50

A popular record of the military career of the illustrious hero, his civil life, his remarkable journey abroad, his life in New York, sickness, death and burial.

Grant 

Stoddard, W. O. Ulysses S. Grant. (Lives of our presidents.) 

N. Y., Stokes & Co., 1886 $1.25

A clearly written account of a great and useful life.

Great Commanders Series.

N. Y. , Appleton, n. d., per volume $1.50

Farragut 

Mahan, A. T. Admiral Farragut. 1803.

One of the best short naval biographies. A valuable critical history of Farragut's operations.—Nation.

Greene 

Greene, F. V. General Greene. 1893.

In the life of General Greene we have the history of the most eventful period of the revolutionary war.

Hancock 

Walker, Gen. F. A. General Hancock. 1894.

Brief biography of the highest order of excellence of this distinguished military man.

Jackson 

Parton, J. General Jackson. 1893

A model miniature biography, possessing throughout all the interest of a romance.

Johnston 

Hughes, R. M. General Johnston. 1893

General Johnston's brilliant service in the Mexican and Seminole wars is fully described, together with his dashing career in the Confederate army.

Lee 

Lee, F. General Lee. 1894.

A popular biography of the great soldier which offers an intimate picture of every side of his life. It is written by his nephew and cavalry commander.

Scott 

Wright, Marcus J. General Scott. 

General Winfield Scott's life covered eighty years in eventful American history.

Washington 

Johnston, B. J. General Washington. 

This is believed to be the first attempt to consider the military character of Washington and to write his life as a soldier.