Ulysses S. Grant Shares His Thoughts on the Crisis of 1861
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11m
During the winter of 1860-1861, as the secession crisis unfolded and the country teetered on the brink of war, private citizen Ulysses S. Grant traveled the upper Midwest, chatting up locals in towns about the future of America. Here's his reflections.
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