How Did Ulysses S. Grant Lose The Civil War

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There was a time when slaves were legal, but all this stopped when the Civil War came. There were two sides, the Confederates and the Union. Ulysses S. Grant was a general who fought for the Union in the Civil War. He was fighting for the side who didn’t want slaves. The great Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses at Appomattox. If it was Ulysses S. Grant who surrendered to Robert E. Lee, we would be one step closer to losing the war, meaning us, having slaves and that isn’t fair to African Americans. Ulysses S. Grant was almost 39 when the Civil War started in 1861. Once the war started he knew he had a duty to fight for the Union. Ulysses S. Grant was given the nickname “Butcher” because of how many soldiers he had lost in battle. In the battle of Appomattox Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. Before surrendering the battle to Ulysses S. Grant, they had a series of battles at Appomattox. After losing the first battle to Ulysses, Robert E. Lee retreated from Petersburg and Richmond. Robert E. Lee hoped they to outrun Ulysses S. Grant’s army so he could meet up with General Johnston, so they could regroup. General Grant’s army caught up with Robert’s army at Sayler’s Creek where they battled. After Ulysses S. Grant won the …show more content…
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