The Engineers at Vicksburg, Part 11: “I can’t spare this man; he fights.”
Union Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant: Even after months of frustration and failure, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who commanded the Union Army of the Tennessee and was known for his dogged tenacity, remained focused on his objective. In the spring of 1863 he launched the campaign that resulted in the fall of Vicksburg.