Episode #179: Ulysses Grant #4: "Unconditional Surrender" Grant (1861-1862)

Ulysses Grant #4: "Unconditional Surrender" Grant (1861-1862); Topics covered include: Civil War, volunteers, Colonel Illinois Militia, initial engagements, promoted to Brigadier General, Battle of Columbus (KY)/Belmont (MO), Battle of Fort Henry, Battle of Fort Donelson, receives nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant, promoted to Major General, Battle of Shiloh, conflict with Major General Henry Halleck, bonding with William Sherman, and the Battle of Corinth

Key people: Richard Yates, Thomas Harris, Elihu Washburne, John Rawlins, John Fremont, Henry Halleck, Andrew Foote, John Floyd, CF Smith, Simon Buckner, Albert Johnston, Don Buell, William Sherman, Benjamin Prentiss, Lew Wallace, Whitelaw Reid, John Pope, and George Thomas

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