Grant Comes to Virginia

For three days Gen. Ulysses S. Grant made his headquarters at Grant's Knoll, issuing orders that would determine the fate of armies and men. President Abraham Lincoln had recently appointed Grant general-in-chief over Union armies throughout the country, but instead of remaining in Washington, Grant chose to travel with Gen. George G. Meade's Army of the Potomac as it battled Lee's Confederates in Virginia. Grant hoped to infuse the Union army with his own relentless drive and determination, and he succeeded. His strategy was simple: hammer at the South day in and day out until it buckled under the weight of superior Union manpower and resources. The results were bloody but effective, and in less than a year the Confederate army in Virginia was battered into submission.

Lake of the Woods, Virginia · United States