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Grant Comes East: A Novel of the Civil War (2004) is an alternate history novel written by Newt Gingrich, William R. Forstchen, and Albert S. Hanser. It is the second of a trilogy, [1] following Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War and preceding Never Call Retreat: Lee and Grant: The Final Victory.
Review by Mark F. Johnson. In this second of a series, General Ulysses S. Grant is recalled to Washington and ordered by Lincoln to take command of all the Union forces and to destroy Robert E. Lee’s army before Washington itself falls into Confederate hands.
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The book picks up where the first left off at the Confederate victory at Gettysburg. General Robert E. Lee and his troops march on Washington, D.C., and launch an assault, hoping that if they can take the capital they can win the war. Meanwhile, President Abraham Lincoln has appointed Major General Ulysses S. Grant commander of all Union forces wit...
Judah Benjamin, Confederate secretary of stateThe Fort Stevens of the novel does not match the description of the Fort Stevens in the Washington defences, but rather the Fort Stevensin Oregon, a far more formidable work.
Feb 19, 2021 · Grant comes east : a novel of the Civil War : Gingrich, Newt : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. by. Gingrich, Newt. Publication date. 2004. Topics.
Across 140 years, nearly all historians have agreed that after the defeat of the Army of the Potomac at Gettysburg, the taking of Washington, DC, would end the war. But was it possible? Lee knows that a frontal assault against such fortifications could devastate his army, but it is a price he fears must be paid for final victory.
At the same time, Lincoln has appointed General Ulysses S. Grant as commander of all Union forces. Grant, fresh from his triumph at Vicksburg, races east, bringing with him his hardened...
Dec 4, 2010 · Grant Comes East continues the story of a Confederate victory at Gettysburg, as General Lee marches on Washington, DC, and launches an assault against one of the largest fortifications in the world. At the same time, Lincoln appoints General Ulysses S. Grant commander of all Union forces.
