may 18, 1863 - Ulysses S. Grant - Siege of Vicksburg

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The biggest impact Grant probably had was leading the Union in blockading the South. After he captured Vicksburg and cut of water ties to the South, he was labelled as a tenacious leader. It was after Vicksburg when people realized that Grant would be one of the huge leaders in the war.

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