#aag? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4    
,,con4 ,,res4 #cf  ,,concurr5t          
,,resolution  ,:]eas1 on ,july #a1      
#ahdc1 ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant graduat$ f ! 
,unit$ ,/ates ,milit>y ,academy at ,we/ 
,po9t1 &1 on ,july #ca1 #ahed1 ,grant   
resign$ f ! ,army at ! grade ( ,capta92 
,:]eas1 foll[+ ,presid5t ,abraham       
,l9coln's ,april #ae1 #ahfa1            
proclamation call+ = #ge1jjj volunte]s  
to suppress ,conf$]ate =ces1 ,ulysses   
,s4 ,grant rejo9$ ! ,army & help$       
recruit & tra9 volunte] soldi]s = !     
,union2 ,:]eas1 ov] ! c\rse ( ! ,am]ican
 ,civil ,w>1 ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant comm&$ 
a cumulative total ( ov] #fbj1jjj ,union
 soldi]s & a*iev$ major victories1      
includ+ ,=t ,h5ry 7,febru>y #ahfb71 ,=t 
,donelson 7,febru>y #ahfb71 ,%iloh      
7,april #ahfb71 ! ,vicksburg ,campaign  
7,novemb] #ahfb-;,july #ahfc71          
,*attanooga 7,novemb] #ahfc71 !         
,wild]ness ,campaign 7,may #ahfd-;,june 
#ahfd71 ! ,pet]sburg ,campaign 7,june   
#ahfd-;,april #ahfe71 & ! ,appomattox   

,campaign 7,april #ahfe72 ,:]eas1 on    
,febru>y #bi1 #ahfd1 ,congress          
ree/abli%$ ! grade ( ,lieut5ant-,g5]al (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army & au?oriz$ !     
,presid5t to appo9t1 by & ) ! advice &  
cons5t ( ! ,s5ate1 an (fic] :o 0 mo/    
di/+ui%$ = c\rage1 skill1 & ability     
7#ch? ,congress1 ,session ,i1 ,*ap4 #ad1
 ,sec4 #a71 & t same day1 ,presid5t     
,abraham ,l9coln nom9at$ ,ulysses ,s4   
,grant to be ,lieut5ant-,g5]al2 ,:]eas1 
on ,m>* #aj1 #ahfd1 ,presid5t ,abraham  
,l9coln =mally appo9t$ ,ulysses ,s4     
,grant to ! grade ( ,lieut5ant-,g5]al ( 
! ,army1 a position previ\sly held by   
only ,george ,wa%+ton & ,w9field ,scott1
 al?\gh ,scott's promotion 0 a brevet   
appo9tm5t2 ,:]eas1 on ,july #be1 #ahff1 
,congress e/abli%$ ! grade ( ,g5]al ( ! 
,army ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7#ci? ,congress1
 ,session ,i1 ,*ap4 #bcb71 & ,ulysses   
,s4 ,grant 0 appo9t$1 by & ) ! advice & 
cons5t ( ! ,s5ate1 to ,g5]al ( ! ,army (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates = 8 role 9 comm&+ !    
,union armies dur+ ! ,civil ,w>2 ,:]eas1

 on ,m>* #d1 #ahfi1 ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant 
0 sworn 9 z ! #ah? ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 & ,:]eas1 ?r\gh\t 8 two t]ms z  
,presid5t1 ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant secur$ ! 
ratification ( ! #ae? am5dm5t to !      
,con/itution1 ! creation ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,ju/ice1 & ! passage & implem5tation ( 
! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #ahge3 ,n[1     
!re=e1 be x ,t ,congress-- 7#a7 honors  
,ulysses ,s4 ,grant = 8 ef=ts & lead]%ip
 9 def5d+ ! union ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates (   
,am]ica2  7#b7 recognizes t ! milit>y   
victories a*iev$ "u ! comm& ( ,ulysses  
,s4 ,grant 7 integral to ! pres]vation (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica2 &  7#c7     
affirms t ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant is among !
 mo/ influ5tial milit>y comm&]s 9 !     
hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica4     
,pass$ ! ,s5ate ,april #bg1             
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