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General Ulysses S. Grant
Title: General Ulysses S. Grant
Category: History
Details: Words: 925 | Pages: 3.9 (approximately 235 words/page)
General Ulysses S. Grant
General Ulysses S. Grant, a United States War Hero during and after the Civil war. But
Grant started the Civil War at his house, as a retired Captain who was in the audience of
John Rawlins, as Rawlins said “I have favored every honorable compromise, but the day
for compromise has passed. Only one course is left. We will stand by the flag of our
country and appeal to the god of battle.” Grant was …showed first 75 words of 925 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 925 total…one last attempt to break through to the south to join Johnston, but
Grant cut off his last avenue to escape. With no food, and half his soldiers too weak to
hold a weapon, Lee was forced to surrender.
On April 9th, when Lee and Grant met in the house of Mr. McLean, Grant issued his most
generous surrender terms in history: the defeated soldiers were to lay down their arms
and go home.
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