In Vicksburg, Mississippi, Grant cut off supplies to Confederates and laid siege to their key city, overwhelming them and breaking their forces into smaller groups.After two days of fighting and the fatal wounding of Confederate commander Albert Sidney Johnston, the Union beat back Confederate forces.
Grant conquered the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee in April 1862, said to be among the most violent of the conflict. Both are credited as being two crucial victories for the Union, allowing them to take control of the Tennessee and Cumberland rivers. Grant also took Fort Donelson that same month, each time forcing Confederates to surrender. Grant led the charge in the Battle of Fort Henry in Tennessee in February 1862, scoring the first major Union win in the war. During the war, Grant earned several major victories on behalf of the Union: He returned to the army when the war broke out, starting as commander of the 21st Illinois Volunteers on his way to eventually becoming Commanding General of the United States Army. After graduating, he wed Julia Dent and served during the Mexican-American War, before resigning from the military in 1854.īut it was the Civil War that made Grant’s name. Instead, he opted to join the United States Military Academy at West Point at the age of 17. 
He was raised in Georgetown, Ohio, and eventually passed on an opportunity to follow his father into the tannery, or leather, business. Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, on April 27, 1822, to parents Jesse and Hannah Grant.
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