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Hace 1 día · Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and briefly served as U.S. secretary of war.
Hace 1 día · Soldier of Destiny reveals that Grant always possessed the latent abilities of a skilled commander—and he was able to develop these skills out West without the overwhelming pressure faced by more senior commanders in the Eastern theater at the beginning of the Civil War.Grant was a true Westerner himself and it was his experience in the West—before and during the Civil War—that was ...
Hace 20 horas · General Ulysses S. Grant is often credited with winning the Civil War for the Union. In what ways did Grant change the Union's military strategies after taking command in 1864? What was President Lincoln's primary motivation for directly attacking the institution of slavery?
Hace 4 días · Ulysses S. Grant started as a clerk in his family’s store at the beginning of the Civil War and quickly rose to the rank of commander of the entire Union Army. Today on The 21st, we’re discussing Grant’s life, including his time in Illinois, where he worked in his father’s leather goods business in Galena.
Hace 4 días · American Civil War - Union, Confederacy, Emancipation: Lincoln appointed Ulysses S. Grant to supersede Halleck and to assume the rank of lieutenant general. Grant sought to move the Army of the Potomac against Lee in northern Virginia while Sherman marched against Johnston and Atlanta.
Hace 4 días · American Civil War - Battles, Union, Confederacy: The capture of Vicksburg divided the Confederacy and proved the military genius of Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Grant sustained 5,824 casualties at Chattanooga and Bragg, 6,667. Confidence having been lost in Bragg by most of his top generals, Davis replaced him with Johnston.
Hace 4 días · Battle of Shiloh, (April 6–7, 1862), second great engagement of the American Civil War, fought in southwestern Tennessee, resulting in a victory for the North and in large casualties for both sides. In February, Union General Ulysses S. Grant had taken Fort Henry on the Tennessee River and Fort Donelson on the Cumberland.
