Historical Roleplay Ulysses S

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Historical Roleplay: Ulysses S Grant (I want you to talk about the Civil War from their perspective. You can talk about any aspect of the Civil War, but you must look at it from your character's perspective.) As graduate from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, all I have known from the early age of 21 is the military. After the Mexican American war from 46-48, I tried to break away to fulfill the remainder of my life with family. Becoming a simple farmer on the land owned by my father-in-law and living a life without conflict. After failing within the agriculture industry, I tried my hand in real estate and then started working with my father. After the Civil War had begun in 1861, there was a call to arms and my experience needed to be put to use. I reentered the Army as a Colonel of the 21 st Illinois Volunteers and was made a Brigadier General that same year by President Abraham Lincoln. With my strong military background and the staggering fact that we severely outnumbered our southern rivals, it has been no shock to me that the efforts of my leadership and our military have successfully combatted the succession of the South. When defeating those in battle, the term ‘Unconditional Surrender’ had been my preference of the opposing side with my men and I in holding complete victory. What this means is that there will be no compromise, no agreements, and no mutual terms upon the end of battle. The losing end will forfeit all power they might have had to the side of the victoried soldiers. It had been shown from the Battle of Fort Donelson, that the Union would undoubtedly regain control of the South eventually and the Emancipation Proclamation would be back in effect. As a young man in Ohio, it had been implemented in me that slavery was that of the normal. My family were indeed slaveholders, and it did not seem to bother me until many years later in life when my perception was slowly evolving. It is no secret that my family and I have even benefitted from the work of slavery and servitude but as a Patriot, I am one who abides by laws put into place and will fight those who oppose our governments’ regulations. I am not an activist for freed slaves, but I will continue to uphold the constitution and to bring freedom and equality to the African Americans who had not been released from those who oppose their liberation in America. Work Cited: - Editors, History com. 2009. “Ulysses S. Grant.” HISTORY. October 29, 2009. https://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/ulysses-s-grant-1#ulysses-grant-and-the- civil-war . - History.com Editors. 2018. “Appomattox Court House.” HISTORY. September 11, 2018. https://www.history.com/topics/american-civil-war/appomattox-court-house . - “How Ulysses S. Grant Earned the Nickname ‘Unconditional Surrender Grant.’” 2020. Biography. May 14, 2020. https://www.biography.com/military-figures/ulysses-s-grant- nickname-unconditional-surrender-grant .

- Magazine, Smithsonian, and John Reeves. n.d. “Unraveling Ulysses S. Grant’s Complex Relationship with Slavery.” Smithsonian Magazine. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unraveling-ulysses-s-grants-complex- relationship-with-slavery-180983360/ .

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