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Which presidents nickname was unconditional surrender?
U.S. Grant. When he was a general during the Civil War, his troops joked that the initials stood for "Unconditional Surrender".
In the civil war who did general lee surrender to?
He surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant.
What was President Grant's nickname during the civil war?
The Unconditional Surrender
What president was a civil war general and accepted a famous surrender?
Grant
What was president Grant's nick name when he was general in the civil war?
General US Grant was nicknamed "unconditional surrender" Grant
When did the south surrender to General Grant?
At the battle of Appomattox courthouse. General Lee surrendered his army of thirty thousand troops. Grant had at least 3x as many troops as Lee.
How did Grant's siege of Vicksburg lead to the surrender of Confederate troops?
Grant starved them out for forty days and pounded them with artillery until they surrendered.
How did grant siege of Vicksburg lead to the surrender of confederate troops?
Grant starved them out for forty days and pounded them with artillery until they surrendered.
What US Civil War battle did General US Grant allow for a conditional surrender?
When Union General US grant was the victor in a number of battles prior to the siege of Vicksburg, he was known for his policy of "unconditional surrender. This was not the case in the siege and fall of Vicksburg.After consulting with his generals on the two choices they had, which was to try to battle their way out of Vicksburg or surrender, the consensus was to surrender. After that decision they asked General Grant for terms of surrender. With that said, Grant realized that Vicksburg had almost 30,000 troops in the city. Dealing with all of these prisoners would have slowed down Grant's future plans to a maximum level. Grant then followed the then accepted practice of paroling the Rebel soldiers.
Who did Robert E. Lee surrender to in the civil war?
Ulysses s grant.
Where did lee formally surrender grant?
Appomattox Court HouseIn Appomattox Court House, Virginia, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War
Who were the leading generals at the civil war surrender signing?
Grant for the North, Lee for the South
