Ulysses S. Grant

1. Ulysses S. Grant

2. U.S. Grant • “The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get him as soon as you can. Strike at him as hard as you can and keep moving.”

3. Fort Henry

5. Fort Henry

6. Fort Donelson

7. Fort Donelson

8. Fort Donelson

9. Lincoln promotes Grant

10. “Unconditional Surrender Grant”

11. Shiloh

12. Shilo • Grant was surprised by the Confederate forces. • His troops suffered heavy losses, (13,000) but survived to win the battle due to Grant’s determination. • Grant’s army is given to Henry Halleck because of Grant’s unorganized style of fighting. • Grant almost quit the army, but his friend William Tecumseh Sherman talked him into staying.

14. Shilo • “The scenes on this field would have cured anybody of war.” • William Sherman

15. Shiloh

16. VIcksburg

17. Seige of Vicksburg

18. Vicksburg • July, 4 1863 the Confederacy surrenders • On Independence Day • The day after Gettysburg • Gave the Union a lot of confidence.

19. Lincoln upon hearing about Grant’s victory at Vicksburg said: • "Grant is my man and I am his the rest of the War."

20. Chatanooga

21. Made General in Charge of the Union Forces

22. Lincoln likes Grant • Lincoln had become tired of the Union generals’ timidity • Grant was not afraid to take chances • Grant was not afraid to use his army, even if they suffered casualties • Grant uses his larger army to his advantage

23. Grant goes East

24. Battle of the Wilderness • At the point where most of his predecessors would retreat Grant kept fighting • Grant’s plan was not just to win battles, but to keep the Confederacy constantly fighting to wear them down.

25. Battle of the Wilderness

26. Battle of Spotsylvania • 14 days long • Grant: “I propose to fight it out along this line if it takes all summer.” • General Hancock eventually broke the Confederate line and took 4,000 prisoners. • Grant uses superior numbers and supplies to defeat the South.

27. Battle of the Spotsylvania

28. Coming Up Next…… • Strangling the South