Flashcard sets with a 'ulysses s grant' term meaning 'union general. did well in february 1862 when he took fort henry and attacked fort donelson. not as successful at battle of shiloh however. he fought skillfully to win vicksburg, the key city on the mississippi, and thus cut the confederacy in two. this was the culmination of one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war. with the loss of pemberton's army and this vital stronghold on the mississippi, the confederacy was effectively split in half. grant's successes in the west boosted his reputation, leading ultimately to his appointment as general-in-chief of the union armies. he famously pinned down robert lee with the army of potomac in april 1865.'

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1-1 of 1Flashcard sets with a 'ulysses s grant' term meaning 'union general. did well in february 1862 when he took fort henry and attacked fort donelson. not as successful at battle of shiloh however. he fought skillfully to win vicksburg, the key city on the mississippi, and thus cut the confederacy in two. this was the culmination of one of the most brilliant military campaigns of the war. with the loss of pemberton's army and this vital stronghold on the mississippi, the confederacy was effectively split in half. grant's successes in the west boosted his reputation, leading ultimately to his appointment as general-in-chief of the union armies. he famously pinned down robert lee with the army of potomac in april 1865.'
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1	Civil Warby gabyjenn	44 terms	May 2, 2009

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