How General Grant Changed Military Tactics During The Civil War

mchair civil war nerd here. General Grant was a brilliant general and changed military tactics during the Civil War. Though, the civil war itself were changing how people perceived war (aka rifles and precise cannons).
Early in the war, Grant was an unknown general in the west. He later gain fame with the successful strikes at Fort Henry and Donelson. However, Grant and the army ran into trouble when attacking Corinth, Mississippi. The army was caught unaware and the bloodbath of Shiloh took place. Though, the Union was victorious, but people/soldiers were mad at the bloodbath and the Union unpreparedness. With this victory, Grant and the Army of Tennessee push forward towards Vicksburg. This became a six month ordeal for the army and Grant. Grant tried a lot of maneuvers and eventually outsmarted and won against the forces around Vicksburg. However, the cost was heavy for the soldiers. Though, Grant gained fame for his relentless effort in capturing Fort Henry, Fort Doneslon, and Vicksburg and the brilliant maneuvers and stunts pulled …show more content…
This campaign was an absolute bloodbath, and Grant would keep marching when other general would stop and "lick their wounds". The bloodbath started in the Battle of Wilderness where General Lee would out maneuver General Grant. This result in a bloodbath, but Grant continued to Spotsylvania Court House. Once again, General Lee out maneuvered General Grant and resulted in a bloodbath and General Grant maneuvering away from Lee towards Richmond/St. Petersburg. Lee kept out maneuvering Grant, but Grant's tactics ensured his army did not collapse. Stalemates happened or Grant maneuvered away from Lee towards Richmond. Grant reach Richmond, but was blocked by Lee and several battle occurred outside the city. the Battle of Cold Harbor is infamous, and Grant ordered a charge into a VERY well defended Confederate line. An bloodbath ensure and a loss was gain by Grant. However, he kept