# Dedication explained — Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant

> Chapter companion for Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant by Ulysses S. Grant.

## What happens

Grant dedicates his memoirs to the American soldiers and sailors who served in the Civil War.

## Themes in this chapter

### Reconciliation and Magnanimity

By dedicating the work to both Union and Confederate soldiers and sailors, Grant emphasizes a spirit of national unity and magnanimity after the war.

## Character check-ins

### Ulysses S. Grant

Author and dedicant, signing from New York City in 1885.

## Key lines

> These volumes are dedicated to the American soldier and sailor.

Grant offers his memoirs as a tribute to all American soldiers and sailors.

_This dedication underscores Grant's respect for the military service of both sides._

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