91 - Grant vs. Lee and the Surrender at Appomattox

At the same time that Sherman was burning his way through Georgia, but avoiding major battles, Grant was up in Virginia, trying to provoke major battles.  In March of 1864, Lincoln had put Grant in charge of all the Union armies.  General Meade was still the commander of the Army of the Potomac, so Grant took Meade and together they headed into Virginia to try to defeat Robert E Lee.  Grant’s goal was to draw Lee into a huge battle, and destroy the Army of Northern Virginia. 

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What is A Short Walk through Our Long History?

I think that if you want to understand the world we live in today, it helps to understand the important events of history. In this series, we are going to look at major events, people, documents, places, books, and ideas that have shaped history, and thus shaped our modern world.