Ulysses S Grant

Ulysses S Grant was the commander of the Union army during the Civil war and president in 1869. He was said to not have a good political background nor was he a person with great person when it came to divine power or devotion to others. When he was asked to be one of the generals for the was he felt a great obligation to help, so he left his wife and children. Within the war Grant had failed many times, but he was given many chances to redeem himself.

Some people say that Grant was the hero of the Civil war and others say he didnt do a good job. As the battles continued on many began to question Grant's military leadership. At the battle of Shiloh, he fought one of the bloodiest battles during the war. Some wanted for him to be replaced with someone with more experience but President Lincoln did not agree because he knew he couldnt find a man who would fight quite like Grant. Grant was determined to move on towards victory with the help of Lincoln's support.

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