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Dec 21, 2022 · overland

Overland 03: Center of the Storm

The promotion of Ulysses S. Grant to Commander of the US Army as a Lieutenant General -- a rank only held in wartime by George Washington -- is the shake-up Lincoln hopes will end the war.

Dec 20, 2022 · overland

Overland 02: Turning Point

The stage for the Overland Campaign opens with an understanding of the stakes President Abraham Lincoln is facing going into 1864 -- both election year and the fourth year of the Civil War.