USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Grant helped end the bloody Civil War when he directed the Union forces to lay siege to General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia in Petersburg, a small city south of Richmond, Virginia, forcing its surrender in April 1865. At that point, General Grant was the most revered man in the Union.

Detailed explanation-2: -Humility and Integrity-Grant conducted his entire life with uncommon integrity and disarming humility. He was good and generous to his enemies and magnanimous in victory. When successful, he gave all the credit to others. When he made a mistake, he took full responsibility.

Detailed explanation-3: -When Ulysses S. Grant took command of all United States armies in March of 1864, he promised to change how the Union war effort was being conducted. 1864 was a crucial “make it or break it” year in the Civil War. The nation had already gone through unspeakable bloodshed and war weariness was at an all-time high.

Detailed explanation-4: -Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) had never wished to become a soldier, but in 1839 his father sent him to the U.S. Military Academy primarily because it provided him with a free education. Grant was not an outstanding cadet, but he finished 21st out of 39 in his 1843 graduating class.