Ulysses S. Grant was in the American Civil War.
 Generals George Meade and Benjamin Butler were ordered to move against Lee near Richmond, General Franz Sigel (and later Philip Sheridan) were to attack the Shenandoah Valley, General Sherman was to capture Atlanta and march to the sea (the Atlantic Ocean), Generals George Crook and William W
=== Battles ===The Union's key strategist and tactician in the West was Ulysses S

