Kammala jumla mai zuwa: &lt;/ref&gt; Mafi mahimmanci daga cikin waɗannan shi ne Grant, wanda ya fara zuwa Galena tare da matarsa Julia a 1860 don yin aiki a cikin gidan tannery da kuma fata mai kyau. Wani tsohon soja na Mexican-American War, an kira Grant don horar da wani rukuni na masu sa kai da aka tayar a Galena lokacin da yakin basasa ya barke a 1861. Ta hanyar goyon bayan dan majalisa na Elihu B. Washburne, Grant ya zama Janar na farko na Galena lokacin da Ibrahim Lincoln ya ci gaba da shi a ranar 17 ga Mayu, 1861. Washburne daga baya ya yi aiki a takaice a matsayin Sakataren Gwamnati na Grant sannan kuma a matsayin Minista zuwa Faransa. Nasara a Missionary Ridge da kuma
Dutsen Lookout ya sa Lincoln ya ba da Grant ga Lieutenant Janar a ranar 3 ga Maris, 1864, ya ba shi umurnin dukan sojojin Union.