Ulysses S. Grant was a general for which side in the Civil War?

Ulysses S. Grant was a general for which side in the Civil War?

• A. Confederate General
• B. Union General
• C. Ambassador to Haiti
• D. President of Washington College after the war

Answer: (B)

Grant is remembered as the Union general who led the Northern forces to victory in the Civil War. He joined the United States Army and rose to command all Union troops, directing key campaigns that broke Confederate resistance, such as at Fort Donelson and Vicksburg, ultimately leading to Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox in 1865. That places him squarely on the side of the Union, not the Confederacy. He also did not serve as ambassador to Haiti, nor did he become president of Washington College after the war.

Grant is remembered as the Union general who led the Northern forces to victory in the Civil War. He joined the United States Army and rose to command all Union troops, directing key campaigns that broke Confederate resistance, such as at Fort Donelson and Vicksburg, ultimately leading to Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox in 1865. That places him squarely on the side of the Union, not the Confederacy. He also did not serve as ambassador to Haiti, nor did he become president of Washington College after the war.