Four Days In March 1864: Grant Becomes Lieutenant General
Life on the Civil War Research Trail
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Ulysses S. Grant provided little color commentary in his memoirs about his brief trip to Washington, D.C., to accept his lieutenant general's commission from President Abraham Lincoln. The four-day event did receive attention in newspapers. Here are early accounts of the visit.
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