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Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses Simpson Grant, also known as “Unconditional Surrender” Grant, was first the Colonel of the 21st Illinois Infantry regiment and then was promoted to Brigadier General of that regiment. In 1864, Grant was appointed commander of all U.S. armies, with the rank of lieutenant general. With this title, Grant constantly occupied the Confederate army in the East, while the Union troops destroyed homes, factories and farms, along with the Southerner’s will to fight. On April 9, 1865, his plan succeeded and the Confederate army surrendered to Grant. He is known as the hero who achieved victory.

The Union Formation

The Union army altogether had around 22 million men, compared to the Confederates who only had around 9 million. With these men, all in different regiments, they used this strategy for the act of attacking. The overall strategies that they had were to fully blockade all Southern coasts and to use their numerical advantage to break the spirits of the Confederate Army.

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Starting in 1862, the North started having trouble drafting soldiers to be apart of the Union army. Each state started offering a bounty, an extra cash bonus, to those who enlist. It became popular for men to enlist in a regiment, collect the bounty and then desert, this was called being a “bounty jumper”.

Draft Law

On March 3, 1863 the North passed a draft law that called for any able-bodied man from 20 to 45 years old to be drafted into the Union army. To be exempted from this enlistment a man could buy their way out for three hundred dollars, or they could hire someone else to take their place. This upset some of the Northerners because they argued that only the poor would be drafted due to the wealthy being able to buy themselves out.

William T. Sherman

William T. Sherman was an American soldier, businessman, educator and author. Sherman was most well known for being a general for the Union army in the Civil War. His strategy for the war is called the “scorched earth” policies. The aim of this strategy was to destroy anything that might be useful to the enemy.

The Anaconda Plan

General Winfield Scott's plan to crush the Confederacy, economically, during the Civil War. It is sometimes called the "Anaconda Plan." This map somewhat humorously depicts Scott’s “Anaconda Plan” which resulted in an overall blockade (beginning in 1862) of southern ports and not only targeted the major points of entry for slave/slave trade but also crippled cotton exports.

The Union's Blue Uniforms

Primarily, regular U.S. Army troops wore their traditional dark blue trousers, jackets and kepi caps. To distinguish between Americans of the South and those of the North, red uniforms were worn by the confederates.

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The Union Hall

Ulysses S. Grant

The Union Formation

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Draft Law

William T. Sherman

The Anaconda Plan

The Union's Blue Uniforms

Cannon Ball and Bullet Relics

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