<p><span class="deck"><span class="typestyle">Surprised and almost overwhelmed, he stubbornly refused to admit defeat. His cool conduct saved his army and his job</span> </span></p>
<p><span class="deck"> <span class="typestyle"> Concerned lest history<br />
overlook their triumphs, veterans of the Army of the Cumberland had them writ large -- on a canvas five hundred feet long.<br />
of the Cumberland had them writ large—on a canvas<br />
five hundred feet long</span> </span></p>
<p>With his command threatened by allegations of drunkenness, Ulysses S. Grant went on the attack, won two major victories, demanded “Unconditional Surrender,” and nearly split the Confederacy in half.</p>
