Ulysses S. Grant was in the American Civil War.
The Battle of Appomattox Court House , fought on the morning of April 9 , 1865 , was one of the last battles of the American Civil War . The Chattanooga Campaign was a series of maneuvers and battles in October and November 1863 , during the American Civil War . Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was given command of Union forces in the West , now consolidated under the Division of the Mississippi . Ulysses S. Grant . After his victories in the Chattanooga Campaign , Lincoln promoted him to lieutenant general and Commanding General of the Army in March 1864 .