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Grant Memorial Statue in Grant Park, Galena, I...

Today in history: Ulysses S. Grant

Image via Wikipedia “Forced to resign from the Army for excessive drinking, he failed as a farmer and a businessman. Not until he volunteered for the Civil War did things change. He was promoted to brigadier general, captured Fort Henry and Vicksburg, and won Union control of the Mississippi. Lincoln placed him over the entire [...]

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