On July 4, 1863, while the Union celebrated Independence Day, General Ulysses S. Grant accepted the surrender of Confederate Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton at Vicksburg, Mississippi—concluding a grueling 47-day siege and securing one of the most decisive victories of the American Civil War.…
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On April 3, 1865, the end of the Civil War looked to be in reach when General Ulysses S. Grant captured the capital of the Confederacy, Richmond, Virginia. The fall of Richmond marked a pivotal moment in the war and represented the beginning of…
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