AMERICAN CIVIL WAR 1861 1865
THE EMANCIPATION PROCLAMATION
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Robert E. Lee
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William Tecumseh Sherman
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Stonewall Jackson
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Ulysses S. Grant
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Detailed explanation-1: -In 1865, as commanding general, Ulysses S. Grant led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
Detailed explanation-2: -A week later, Lincoln was assassinated and was succeeded by President Andrew Johnson, who promoted Grant to General of the Army in 1866.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ulysses wasn’t his real first name. Hiram Ulysses Grant was stuck with the name Ulysses S. Grant due to a mistake by a benefactor on his application form to West Point. And as with President Harry S. Truman, the middle initial “S” doesn’t stand for anything.
Detailed explanation-4: -Grant didn’t go in much for doctrine, but he brought a relentlessly aggressive approach to warfare. He always favored activity and forward movement to standing still. Even in victory, he would be frustrated by subordinates’ failure to pursue the retreating enemy.