Ulysses S. Grant

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This Union general was caught by surprise at the 1862 battle of Shiloh but managed to repair his reputation & get a big promotion Grant $600 J THE CIVIL WAR 2025-05-14 #43
When the war started, this future general was helping drill a volunteer company in Galena, Illinois Grant DD $6,800 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 2024-03-11 #9056
Edgar Lee Masters' "Achilles Deatheridge" is a Union soldier who mistakenly arrests this cigar-toting general Grant $400 DJ CIVIL WAR POETRY 2019-01-16 #7908
(Ken Burns reads.) In 1862thismilitary man garnered the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" U.S. Grant $400 DJ THE CIVIL WAR: A FILM BY KEN BURNS 2008-11-06 #5559
In March 1864 he was appointed General-in-Chief of the Union armies Ulysses S. Grant $200 J THE CIVIL WAR 2007-04-27 #5220
On March 12, 1864 he was promoted to commander of all Union forces Ulysses S. Grant $200 J THE CIVIL WAR 2002-11-12 #4187
Rumors of drunkenness persisted, but Lincoln said of him, "I can't spare this man; he fights" Ulysses S. Grant $400 DJ CIVIL WAR PEOPLE 2001-04-24 #3842
For his service in the Civil War Congress made him General in Chief of the Armies Ulysses S. Grant FJ THE CIVIL WAR 2000-12-27 #3758
When this general accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, he was wearing a mud-splattered private's coat Ulysses S. Grant $800 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1999-09-07 #3447
Gen. Buckner unconditionally surrendered Fort Donelson to this Union general Grant $400 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1997-10-31 #3030
At Mark Twain's urging, this Civil War general wrote his "Personal Memoirs" Ulysses S. Grant $400 DJ CIVIL WAR LIT 1997-07-02 #2973
Sherman said of this general, he "stood by me when I was crazy, and I stood by him when he was drunk" Ulysses S. Grant $300 J THE CIVIL WAR 1997-05-14 #2938
From 1864-69 he was general-in-chief of the U.S. Army; in 1867-68, an interim Secretary of War Ulysses S. Grant $400 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1995-11-03 #2570
When the war broke out, this future president helped drill a volunteer company in Galena, Illinois Grant $1,000 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1995-07-12 #2518
Some folks thought his initials stood for "Union Safeguard" Grant $200 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1994-09-21 #2308
In 1843 this captor of Vicksburg graduated 21st out of 39 in his West Point class Grant $500 J THE CIVIL WAR 1994-02-23 #2188
This Union general won a nickname by calling for the "Unconditional Surrender" of Fort Donelson Ulysses S. Grant $400 J THE CIVIL WAR 1994-01-05 #2153
In June 1861 he was a colonel of Illinois volunteers; by September he was a brigadier general Grant $800 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1993-06-10 #2034
Gen. Simon Bolivar Buckner, who unconditionally surrendered to this general, later was one of his pallbearers U.S. Grant $100 J THE CIVIL WAR 1993-02-15 #1951
He had several nicknames that began with the same letters, including "Unprecedented Strategist" U.S. Grant $200 J CIVIL WAR NICKNAMES 1992-10-07 #1858
On March 9, 1864 he was promoted to Lieutenant General & given command of all the Union armies Grant $200 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1992-01-17 #1705
Congress revived the rank of lieutenant general & made him the first one in March 1864 Ulysses S. Grant $400 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1990-05-09 #1323
Driving the Confederates off Missionary Ridge near Chattanooga in Nov. 1863 made him a national hero Ulysses S. Grant $100 J CIVIL WAR GENERALS 1990-02-06 #1257
Gen. Buckner, who unconditionally surrendered Ft. Donelson to this gen., later served as one of his pallbearers Ulysses Grant DD $1,500 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1989-10-25 #1183
Heavy casualties at Shiloh led to calls for his firing, but Lincoln said, "I can't spare this man; he fights" Grant $200 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1988-11-02 #958
He wasn't made commander of Union forces until a little over a year before war's end Grant $200 DJ CIVIL WAR GENERALS 1987-01-26 #556
Winfield Scott, Geo. McClellan & Henry Halleck all served as as top union commander before him Grant $200 DJ THE CIVIL WAR 1986-09-10 #458
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