Ulysses S. Grant Shares His Thoughts on the Crisis of 1861
Life on the Civil War Reserach Trail
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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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