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=** __Union Generals__ **=

Ulysses S. Grant; Grant was born on April 27, 1822. At Point Pleasant Ohio. He entered the war at the age of 17. He entered in West Point New York. He was in the United States Military academy. He died on July 23, 1885.

He was the Union Major in charge of the battles. He made all of the decisions and devised up the plan on how to attack the city. His plan started with his General David Porter. General Porter led in the ships from the South to make the first main attack. At the same time from the North a false attack in led by General Sherman. This was to distract the confederates from seeing the ships coming in to attack. Grants was known as one of the best Generals in the Civil War. And known as Lincoln "main man"

David Porter; Porter was born on March 10th 1808- and died May 1 1864. At the age of 11 he tried to stow away on his uncles ship, But he failed. So at the age of 12 he signed on as a midshipman.

Porter's job in the battles in Vicksburg was in the navy. Porters Fleet of vessels would head south. once south of the city they would be able to unload all of the federal soldiers. From there they would have to go through to sets of confederate soldiers. Grant trusted Porter to make this attack. Porter was Grants second in charge of this battle.

Gen. John Alexander McClernand:

Born on May 30, 1812. In Breckenridge County, Kentucky. He was married and and had one son. He Worked as a lawyer for the early part of his life. He died in Springfield Illinois on September 20, 1900.

John was a close friend of Abe's and was asked by Abe to conduct a side by side effort to attack Vicksburg. But Grant would have none of this. He bargained with John and made him his senior corps commander. This made an awkward bond between the two of them. From this point on he began spreading rumors that Grant was always drinking. He was one of the people that really wanted Grant gone. But of course this never happened

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