Seeing as Missy took control of Robert E. Lee, it seems fitting he should have his nemesis for the Union.
Name: Ulysses Simpson Grant
Union or Confederate: Union
Army's Name: 21st Illinois Infantry Regiment
Character Backstory: Born as Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant Ohio as the son of a tanner with abolitionist sentiments, Ulysses was nominated for a position at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York at the age of 17, where despite being lax in his studies, he graduated with above-average grades in mathematics and geology. Despite earning a reputation as a fearless and expert horseman, he was not assigned to the US Cavalry following his graduation in 1843, but instead was assigned as a regimental quartermaster to the 4th Infantry Regiment, with the rank of 2nd Lieutenant. Following service in the Mexican-American War in 1846, and in other assignments out in California during the Gold Rush he obtained the rank of Captain in 1853.
On April 12, 1861, the American Civil War began as Confederate troops attacked Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, forcing its surrender. Two days later, Lincoln put out a call for 75,000 volunteers. A mass meeting was called in Galena to encourage recruitment. Recognized as the sole military professional in the area, Grant was asked to lead the meeting and ensuing effort. He proceeded to help recruit a company of volunteers and accompanied it to Springfield, the capital of Illinois. Illinois Governor Richard Yates offered Grant a position recruiting and training volunteer units, which he accepted, but Grant wanted a field command in the regular Army. He made multiple efforts with contacts (including Major General George B. McClellan) to acquire such a position with no success. Meanwhile, Grant continued serving at the training camps and made a positive impression on the volunteer Union recruits. With the aid of his advocate in Washington, Illinois congressman Elihu B. Washburne, Grant was promoted to Colonel by Governor Yates on June 14, 1861, and put in charge of the unruly 21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Transferred to northern Missouri, Grant was promoted by President Lincoln to Brigadier General, supported again by Washburne, backdated to May 17, 1861.
He now stands ready as one of the most energetic of the Union Generals, ready to do battle with the Confederacy Forces.
Age: 31
Experiences in military: Mexican-American War as a regimental quartermaster and impromptu Cavalryman, Fort Overseeing
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