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Why was Ulysses S. Grant different from all previous union commanders?
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∙ 11y ago
He was the only commander to fight out his battle and never retreat...
This question is a tricky way of saying how was grant different from all union commanders..
Glad to answer this for you as i am 13 and just answered the very same question for my homework...
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 7y agoUS Grant recognized the importance of continuing to seize the initiative and press the campaign regardless of wins/losses in specific battles. He lost battles at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor, but continued to press the attack rather than retreat and regroup as all previous commanders had done. He knew that even while losing battles, he was winning the war.
When a general disregards the lives of his soldiers to meet some political objective, this can be a danger sign. Also, the previous Union commanders in the east faced larger Confederate armies.
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∙ 11y agoHe wasn't afraid to fight. Other generals held back and didn't want to engage the enemy. George McClelland, for instance, was much beloved by his troops and he would drill them but he was never "ready" to fight. Antietam (in 1862) was essentially a Union victory and had McClelland pursued the fleeing Lee the War might have ended. But McClelland didn't pursue and the war went on
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∙ 6y agoUnion General US Grant was successful in both the east and western theaters in the US Civil War. Although Grant made his reputation in the West with some major victories he was also successful in the East against General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia. Based on the circumstances he faced in Virginia, he was forced to use siege tactics to weaken the Confederates. He was famous for his Siege of Petersburg which lasted about 9 months. Lee was forced to surrender to Grant in April of 1865. Lee's army had been severely weakened by a lack of supplies and deserting soldiers.
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∙ 6y agoConfederate General Robert E. Lee opposed Grant in the East.
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His original name was Hiram Ulysses Grant. He didn't want to or mean to change it. When he went to a military academy, they signed him up as that. Since then, he was known as Ulysses S. Grant.
One of the top commanders of northern troops was?
The war started with George McClellan and ended up with Ulysses S. Grant.
Who were the two commanders of the Vicksburg battle?
Ulysses S. Grant for the Union and John Clifford Pemberton for the Confederacy.
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Who were the Union and the Confederate commanders during the Battle of Vicksburg?
The union's leader was Ulysses Grant the 18 president and the Confederacy was led by John Pemberton.
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Was Ulysses S. Grant a slave?
no Ulysses grant was not a slave
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He was originally Hiram Ulysses Grant, but his family called him Ulysses. Then he enlisted in the war and was registered as Ulysses Simpson Grant , with his mother's maiden name after that he decided to leave it Ulysses S. Grant.
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Yes there is a timeline for Ulysses s grant. I know this because I research about Ulysses s grant.
The Union general who captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson?
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Ulysses S. Grant party?
Ulysses S. Grant was a Republican.
