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How Ulysses S. Grant Earned the Nickname 'Unconditional Surrender Grant'

With Grant only accepting a total Confederate surrender during the Battle of Fort Donelson, the Civil War changed its course — and gave the future president a new moniker.

By Barbara Maranzani
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