General Grant refused to retreat in 1864, changing the course of the Civil War
Following the bloody Battle of the Wilderness in 1864, General Ulysses S. Grant broke military tradition by refusing to retreat, signaling a relentless new strategy that would eventually end the Civil War.
General Ulysses S. Grant made a pivotal decision in 1864 that changed the trajectory of the American Civil War. After suffering heavy losses at the Battle of the Wilderness, previous commanders would typically have retreated to reorganize. Instead, Grant ordered his troops to march south, deeper into Confederate territory.
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