Grant Leads the Union
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Ulysses s. Grant – commander of all Union forces during the American Civil War and 18th President of the United States.
March 10, 2016
On this day in 1864, President Abraham Lincoln signs a document promoting Major General Ulysses S. Grant to the rank of Lieutenant General of the United States Army giving him command of all Union forces to fight against the Confederate South.