The nature of the fighting between the Confederacy and the Union has changed drastically from once 'gentlemanly conflict' to an all-out war of brutal treachery. Measured in terms of human life, the costly battles, lightening-quick raids, and secret missions effect the beginning of the end of the War Between the States, as President Lincoln finally finds a commander in Ulysses S. Grant who will fight Robert. E Lee without mercy.
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