Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was elected to be the eighteenth president of the United States of America and was a great Civil War general. Grant was an important figure during the Civil War because he won very important battles and represented the Northern Army. Some of the very important battles that he won were the Battles of Fort Henry and Donnelson, which took place in the Mississippi Valley. His strategy at Vicksburg, Mississippi cut the Confederacy in two, and he also gained control of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Ulysses S. Grant directed another Union general, William Tecumsuh Sherman, south while he and his Union army of Potomac marched to Richmond, Virginia. Richmond, Virginia is also known as the Confederate Capital of the United States of America. Ulysses' goal was to pin down the Confederate general, Robert E. Lee and to gain control of the Confederate capital. On April 9th, 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House in Richmond, Virginia. Ulysses S. Grant made sure that General Lee would not be charged with treason.
"In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins." -Ulysses S. Grant
"In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins." -Ulysses S. Grant
Jefferson Davis
Jefferson Davis was the first president of the Confederate States of America. Jefferson Davis was an important person in the Civil War because he was considered a war hero in the west. Davis wanted to be the general in the army, and at first, didn't even want to be the president. Jefferson was chosen because he was more moderate than the other candidates in his stance on leaving the Union. Another reason that he was elected as the Confederacy's president is because he is easily influenced. The states tried to determine laws for the new country, but Davis disagreed with it. He was also elected as a good leader of the army. Although he was elected a good leader of the army, he began to run it in a poor way because he was arguing with other generals. Jefferson admitted defeat by running, but was eventually caught and tried for treason in 1866. Jefferson Davis was let go in the year of 1868.
"I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came." -Jefferson Davis
"I worked night and day for twelve years to prevent the war, but I could not. The North was mad and blind, would not let us govern ourselves, and so the war came." -Jefferson Davis
Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was a general of the Confederate States of America. Lee was an important person during the Civil War because he became a general for the South. Robert opposed the idea of secession for Virginia, his home state, but he declined president Lincoln's offer to become a general in the Union army. He declined this tremendous opportunity because he was loyal to his native state of Virginia. Robert E. Lee was well respected and admired by his men that served him in the army. Lee was a great motivator for his troops. Robert had some great victories throughout the Civil War. Some of these were the Seven Days Battle, Second Battle of Bull Run, and the Battles of Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville. The turning point of the war was a terrible loss for Lee at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. General Robert E. Lee's final surrender was at the Appomattox Court House in the Confederate capital of Richmond, Virginia.
"It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it." -Robert E. Lee
"It is well that war is so terrible. We should grow too fond of it." -Robert E. Lee
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was elected to be the sixteenth president of the United States of America. Lincoln was important during the Civil War because when he was elected, it was the start of the secession of the Southern states from the Union. Abraham was elected because he debated about slavery with Stephen Douglas. He was a republican, which was against slavery. He was elected to two terms as the president. Lincoln was adamantly against three things; Slavery, states having more power than the nation, and war. Although he hated war, Lincoln believed that it was the only option to protect the Union. Abraham Lincoln was most remembered for the Gettysburg Address, which started with four score and seven years ago. He was also remembered for the Emancipated Proclamation, and his second inaugural address speech, which was when he talked about rebuilding the South after the Civil War. He had a great ability to give moving speeches, and he had a great legacy. Abraham Lincoln was assassinated at Ford's Theatre. He was shot in the head by actor, John Wilkes Booth. He had four sons, and was married to Mary Todd. Abraham Lincoln was a great leader and part of the Civil War.
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." -Abraham Lincoln
"America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves." -Abraham Lincoln