Erickson, Drew Mr. Miraya Hon. History 4-20-17 Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant had a tremendous reputation for being fearless when he was on the battlefield. In March of 1864, Ulysses S. Grant was getting a reputation of being a fearless determined leader on the battlefield. He won his first major battle at the battle of Fort Donnellson when the general for of the fort asked about terms of the surrender Grant responded with “no terms of surrender an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted” (civilwar.org). Before Grant was headed as the top general for the Union army, Lincolns top general before Grant was Ambrose Burnside he was a lot more timid than Grant was. At the first major battle of the Civil War at the …show more content…
Grant also inspired his men and fellow commanding officers to not let their morals to be dragged on. At the end of the first day of Battle of Shiloh, Grant’s second in command Don Carolos Buell came up to him thinking to say I think we need to retreat. But when he remembered Grants fighting style which was “find your enemy, hit them with everything you’ve got and keeping moving on”. Instead he said one heck of day of fighting and grant replied with yes will get them tomorrow and they did. Another story about him up lifting his men was when Ulysses S. Grant was on a box cart headed to Washington D.C. too meet with President Lincoln and all of the union soldiers along the railroad stood by it just wanting to catch a glimpse of Grant. He used his determination to win battles before he was the top general he led “a bunch of who led by generals who played by the rule book”. He did not go by that unlike and it translated to win after victory after victory. Which led to the confidence of the Union soldiers …show more content…
Grant was known for being a tremendous strategist on the battlefield. When Grant attacked the town of Vicksburg in 1863 he held a six week siege around the town of Vicksburg (americaslibrary.gov). Grant set up gun boats around the town of Vicksburg and would often blow the city with cannon fire (creating America textbook). Sometimes the Union and Confederate lines were so close that they were within shouting distance of each other (americaslibrary.gov). Another strategy that Grant had, he would do at the battle of Vicksburg he would cut off the supply lines to city so that they would starve (creating America textbook). That’s what eventually led the Confederates to surrender the city to Grant and John Rodgers. “When they won this battle and took the town the favor of the war turned to the North” (creating America textbook). Another example of Grant’s genius military strategies was at the Battle of Fort Donnellson. The Union attacked the fort early in the morning and was quickly force to retreat, but Grant quickly attacked again (nps.gov). Two Confederate generals retreated to Nashville and command over to a guy named Simon Buckner who eventually surrendered (nps.gov). When he asked for terms grant responded which became a famous saying be Grant "No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted”
These civil war battles were a major victory for General Ulysses Grant from the Union and a disaster for the Confederate forces in the South. General Grant seized Forts Henry and Donelson in Tennessee as a way to invade the South directly. Both forts were important for the South because of Tennessee and Cumberland rivers ways as supply line. Factors that played an important role in the Unions victory were Grant’s character traits and the weather. General Grant’s leadership and critical traits of initiative, aggressiveness, constantly seeking creativity, inventive, and resourcefulness were key to the Unions victory.
Grant was a person of trust and he knew what he wanted to do as president, he didn’t care what people thought because everyone knew he was right. But he had a different outlook on certain things
Sherman and George Thomas were promoted to Brigadier General in August, 1861, and assigned to the Department of the Cumberland. He told Andrew Johnson, in which he was under the command of, that with 60,000 men Sherman could drive the enemy out of Kentucky. The newspapers claimed that Sherman must be “crazy” to demand such a force and the public accepted the insult because the writers have. always declared that he was crazy
Ulysses S. Grant took no part in the operation in the prison camps. He did not have anything to do with the creation of these camps let alone taking part in the operation, which he could not have done based on his rank early in the war. Most of the camps were built and officially started operating between the years 1861 and 1862, when Grant was off "displayed his military prowess early in the conflict. In 1861, he led 3,000 troops into his first major engagement.” This meaning he was busy in combat while other leaders when discussing the camps.
Catton called Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee “oddly different generals.” But as different as they were, there were also many similarities between them. They set these differences aside which ended up bringing the Civil War to a virtual finish. Grant and Lee grew up in different parts of the country.
Lee surrender his army and made the Union win the war. On April 9, 1865, the two generals met at the Appomattox Court House where they both signed a peace agreement marking the end of the Civil War and also Grant let Lee and his men return to there homes so no one got hurt or died. Ulysses S. Grant was a great and one of the best general and commanders during the Civil War. After the war, Grant was promoted to full general and oversaw the military during Reconstruction. Without Grant's bravery during the war, the United States would still be separated into two different countries.
The battle was one of several that took place as a result of the Federal objective of trying to take the Confederate capital, Richmond, in Virginia. The Union army had been defeated in four major encounters with the same objective in the previous two years. As a result of these defeats, morale was low and the Union army was suffering from a high desertion rate. Major General Ambrose Burnside wanted to implement widespread changes in the Army of the Potomac by removing many if its most senior officers, but failed to get the necessary approval from Congress. Disillusioned, he offered his resignation to the President, Abraham Lincoln, but Lincoln persuaded him to accept a different command.
Ulysses S. Grant By Deondre Brock The person I am doing this biography on is Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th POTUS and commanding general of all union armies. Ulysses is famous for taking Fort Donelson in Tennessee during the Civil War . Ulysses is called the hero of the civil war. www.cr.nps.gov/logcabin/html/usg2.html Ulysses was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27,1822.
“When he looks at the camera dead-on (the Cold Harbor photograph everyone knows, the one in front of the tent), there is an unfathomable opacity to him: an impenetrability that almost seems to dare people to impute things to him. He won us the war, he helped save the Plains Indians, he was the steady if tormented guarantor of Reconstruction (at least while he was president the black people had a chance); he evinced calm bravery in vetoing the inflation bill of 1874 (in the face of overwhelming political pressure to the contrary)- these are the remarkable things he did. ”(3). The author explains throughout the book that Grant was a writer of famously simple military orders, and he was capable of an almost cold-blooded disinterestedness in giving judgments about strategy: he saw things bluntly and directly. With rare combinations of qualities of character and mind in which made him a great commander, there was and is no question about Ulysses S.
We are in a world where people obsess with taking pictures of themselves. People go to great lengths to look good and make sure that everything looks perfect. But what if, we couldn’t take a picture wherever or whenever. Go back in time where you couldn’t fix pictures or have money to take one. A picture can say many things about a person.
Davis did lead the South to some victories early on in the war. Davis also did not let General Lee surrender after the defeat at Gettysburg. Most scholars believed that Davis’ leadership was bad at the time of the war. Lee ended up surrendering the Confederacy without Jefferson Davis’ approval. Lee laid the foundation for the Confederacy early in the war Davis didn’t help until later on.
May 18th, 1865, Grant and his troops prepare for the final assault against the Confederacy, in a well-fortified town called Vicksburg, to gain control of the Mississippi River. Grant’s Mississippi campaign is successful so far and if he takes Vicksburg he will divide the Confederacy in two. The Union’s military strategy for the Civil War is called the Anaconda Plan. The plan consists of three steps: First, form a blockade along the coastline, limiting the South 's trade. Second, take control of the Mississippi River, which divides the Confederacy.
In order to do so he had to meet with Sheriff Guidry and call in a favor. When he meets with the sheriff he is met with disrespect, for example he was ignored for two and a half hours. He did not take a seat and he did not accept a meal or drink from the servant. Grant does not know Jefferson, but for him to stand for so long just to get an audience with the sheriff is heroic in its own way. A hero would not accept defeat even if the one he is helping is already defeated, in this case sentenced to death.
Brief Summary Ulysses S. Grant’s armies approached on Vicksburg, surrounding the city and entrapping a Confederate army under Lt. Gen. John Pemberton. On July 4, Vicksburg surrendered after prolonged siege operations. This was the climax of one of the most brilliant campaigns of the war. With the loss of Pemberton’s army and this critical fortress on the Mississippi River, the Confederacy was effectively split in half. Grant’s triumph in the West raised by his reputation, leading eventually to his arrangement as General-in-Chief of the Union armies.
General Ulysses S. Grant was a very powerful man. He was the son of a tanner on the Western frontier. He wasn’t born with a silver spoon in his mouth. He was very modern, and thought you had to work hard no matter what. Grant was a man that did not live in the past.