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General Grant was determined to crush the Confederate troops. He was tired of the long war and sought to end it as soon as possible. Many people in the North objected to the large number of Union casualties. Mary Todd Lincoln called Grant a butcher. Nevertheless, at war's end he was the hero of the North and he was rewarded with election to the US presidency in 1868.

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US Grant's losses were deemed excessive by many people in the Union. From a military point of view, he and Lincoln wanted to end the conflict as soon as possible. The results were predictable.

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Total War to bring about a Southern surrender as quickly as possible…

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Q: What did general grant want to do after 1863 even if it mean death to thousand of union soldiers?
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