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# Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant

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Ely S. Parker, a Native American, Drafted the Surrender Documents for the Civil War

Ely S. Parker was a Seneca leader who had a hand in ending the American Civil War. In fact, Parker drafted the Confederate surrender documents with his own handwriting. Both Lee and…

By Trista · 9 min

Warfare History

Today In History: 35,000 Union Troops Occupy Alexandria, Louisiana during the Red River Campaign (1864)

On this day in 1864, under the command of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, 35,000 Union troops shared a victory…

Jeanette Lamb · 2 min