Category Archives: Civil War

Ulysses S. Grant vs Robert E. Lee on Slavery

Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant Meet On April 9, 1865, two men sat down together in the parlor of Wilmer McLean’s house at Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia. The older of the two, impeccably dressed in his finest uniform, … Continue reading

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Robert E. Lee vs Ulysses S. Grant: Unexpected Views on Slavery

Lee vs. Grant on Slavery The year 1856 was significant for both Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant in regard to their attitudes toward slavery. Within a few years, these men would both be generals-in-chief on opposing sides in … Continue reading

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Siege of Vicksburg: The Newspaper Printed on Wallpaper

In the spring and summer of 1863, Union General Ulysses S. Grant laid siege to the Confederate stronghold of Vicksburg, Mississippi. During the 47 days of the siege, the city was bombarded every day, and civilians and the rebel soldiers … Continue reading

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Why the Confederacy Was Doomed Even if It Won the Civil War

If the South Had Won In 1961, Pulitzer Prize-winning author MacKinlay Kantor published a book called If the South Had Won the Civil War. Kantor imagined that the slave-holding Confederate States of America (CSA) had defeated the Union and firmly … Continue reading

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