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Did Ulysses S. Grant ever expierience a tragedy?

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What assault did general grant regret?

General Grant regretted the assault on Cold Harbor during the American Civil War. He described it as an unnecessary and costly battle in which thousands of Union soldiers lost their lives. Grant later acknowledged that he should not have ordered the assault and expressed remorse for the resulting high casualties.


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Their horses. And the officers were allowed to keep their sidearms.


Who was the leader at Shiloh?

The Confederate leader at Shiloh was General Albert Sidney Johnston when they attacked General Grant's army. General Johnston was killed during the battle.


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Did what northern general did he surrender?

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Grant allowed the confedrates keep what after they surrender?

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