The American Civil War was the defining battle in the history of America. It was the end of slavery and the beginning of a truly united country. The bloodshed in the America Civil War was massive. Over 623,000 Americans died and millions were wounded horribly. The entire history of the world was affected by the outcome. In less than a century after the American Civil War, the First and Second World Wars broke out. The rise of the United Sates as a global military power were rooted in the military industrial complex that was born during the 1860s. The liberties outlined in the constitution of the United States of America were cemented in the aftermath of the war.
Ulysses S. Grant was an odd fellow. Quite smart, and scholarly, and rather petite in person, and meticulously dressed if not from time to time, slightly threadbare . “He’s a little’un” quipped a hotel guest when Grant checked in in 1865 in Richmond. He unimpressed people, kept his tongue and when he spoke […]
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This was Shelby Foote’s description of Ulysses S Grant who checked in that day to meet the Commander in Chief and engage in their first strategic conversation. Late afternoon off a raw gusty day in early spring – March 8th, a Tuesday, 1864 – the desk clerk at Willard’s hotel, two blocks down from […]
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