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News & Events
‘Unconditional Surrender’ brings Grant’s Civil War story to life
Oct 8, 2025, 14:23
by
Beth Eberth
The latest book by Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor of Journalism and Mass Communication in the Jandoli School, offers a reader-friendly, intro-level overview of Union General Ulysses S. Grant’s wartime career.
The latest book by Dr. Chris Mackowski, professor of Journalism and Mass Communication in the Jandoli School, offers a reader-friendly, intro-level overview of Union General Ulysses S. Grant’s wartime career.
During the Civil War, Grant earned the nickname “Unconditional Surrender” – a play on his initials – after he captured an entire Confederate army in February 1862. It was the first major northern victory of the war, and it made Grant a household name, North and South.
The victory led to a string of other achievements that eventually ended the war in 1865 and put Grant in the White House in 1868.
The book, “Unconditional Surrender: Ulysses S. Grant in the Civil War,” is co-authored by Dr. Curt Fields, a member of the board of directors of the Ulysses S. Grant Association. As the nation’s foremost Grant “living historian,” Fields travels the country doing first-person portrayals of Grant. “Unconditional Surrender” was released in August by Savas Beatie, LLC.
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North Jersey Chapter Special Event
New York Post lead sports columnist and fellow New Jersey alum Mike Vaccaro will discuss his New York Times bestseller, "The Bosses of the Bronx." Q&A session and book signing to follow!6 p.m. Tuesday, June 2
Shillelagh Club
648 Prospect Ave
West Orange, NJ
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2nd Annual St. Bonaventure Golf Invitational
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Save the Date: Bona Day at Saratoga Race Course
The Bonnies Day at Saratoga races will be held in the outdoor veranda suites at the top of the stretch run, where you can experience the thunder of the hoofs and ground shaking beneath you as the horses round the turn and charge down the stretch toward the finish!
📍 Saratoga Race Course, 267 Union Ave., Saratoga Springs, N.Y.🕚 Gates open at 11 a.m. | 🏇 First race at 1 p.m.
📣Hey Young Alums! If you graduated between 2026 - 2016, enjoy a reduced entry fee.
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