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may 18, 1863 - Ulysses S. Grant

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Ulysses S. Grant scored a strategic victory for the Union by capturing the city of Vicksburg. By doing so he gained Union control of the Mississippi River. Grant's performance at Vicksburg caught Lincoln's attention, and after many defeats Lincoln had found his fighting general.

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may 18, 1863
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~ 162 years ago