In 1862, a major Union victory gave Ulysses S. Grant his famous nickname
When General Ulysses S. Grant refused to negotiate at the Battle of Fort Donelson, he secured a vital waterway for the Union and earned a legendary nickname that mirrored his own initials.
In February 1862, the American Civil War reached a turning point in Tennessee. After a fierce siege, Confederate General Simon Bolivar Buckner asked for terms of surrender. Grant famously replied that 'no terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted.'
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