of the American Civil War. This war was a war of epic proportion. Never

before and not since have so many Americans died in battle. The American

Civil War was truly tragic in terms of human life. In this document, I will

speak mainly around those involved on the battlefield in the closing days of

the conflict. Also, reference will be made to the leading men behind the

The war was beginning to end by January of 1865. By then, Federal

(Federal was another name given to the Union Army) armies were spread

throughout the Confederacy and the Confederate Army had shrunk

extremely in size. In the year before, the North had lost an enormous

amount of lives, but had more than enough to lose in comparison to the

South. General Grant became known as the "Butcher" (Grant, Ulysses S.,

Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, New York: Charles L. Webster &

Co.,1894) and many wanted to see him removed. But Lincoln stood firm

with his General, and the war continued. This paper will follow the

happenings and events between the winter of 1864-65 and the surrender of

be avoided?" (Angle and Miers, Tragic Years, II) but both Generals

were burning when they arrived. The fires had been set to cotton bales by

strength and the United States of America is now a much stronger nation.

below Petersburg. It would be the first large scale operation to take place

surrender to Grant before Sherman could ever get there.

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