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Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant . The Butcher: A Tainted Memory of A Military Hero By Cecilia Ware. Before the War. Born April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant , OH Graduate of West Point Shy, unassuming Married Julia Dent on August 22, 1848 Drinking problems earn him bad rep. The Mexican-American War.

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Ulysses S. Grant

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  1. Ulysses S. Grant The Butcher: A Tainted Memory of A Military Hero By Cecilia Ware

  2. Before the War • Born April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, OH • Graduate of West Point • Shy, unassuming • Married Julia Dent on August 22, 1848 • Drinking problems earn him bad rep

  3. The Mexican-American War • Served as quartermaster under General Zachary Taylor and later General Winfield Scott • Closely observed military tactics • Honored for bravery in battle under fire

  4. Moving Up • Vicksburg • Chattanooga • Missionary Ridge PROMOTIONS!

  5. Overland Campaign • Loss of about 55,000 Union soldiers • “We have met a man this time, who either does not know when he is whipped, or who cares not if he loses his whole army.”

  6. Grant at Cold Harbor – July, 1864 "Still there is heavy loss, but we are becoming accustomed to the sacrifice. Grant has not great regard for human life.“ - Union Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles

  7. Comparisons Union Losses Confederate Losses • Vicksburg Campaign - 40,718 • Appomattox Campaign – 41,666 • Vicksburg Campaign - 9,362 • Appomattox Campaign – 10,780

  8. “He loses two men to the enemy’s one. He has no management, no regard for life…Grant, I repeat, is an obstinate fool and a butcher.” - Mary Todd Lincoln

  9. Response • “I have always regretted that the last assault on Cold Harbor was ever made…no advantage was ever gained to compensate for the heavy loss we sustained.” - Grant • “I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.” - Grant • “Far from behaving like an uncaring ‘butcher’, Grant intervened to save lives when, Meade…appeared incapable of acting.” - Gordon Rhea

  10. The Last Days

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