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Grant's Calm After Wilderness Shock
- Grant stands calm amid chaos and refuses to retreat after the Wilderness setbacks.
- His steadiness inspired confidence and a new resolve among Union officers.
Coordinated Multi-Theater Strategy
- Grant coordinated simultaneous offensives to prevent Confederate reinforcement between theaters.
- He used Union manpower advantage to exhaust Rebel forces through continuous assaults.
Overland Campaign's Relentless Pressure
- The Overland Campaign produced relentless, close-range slaughter in the Wilderness and Spotsylvania.
- Grant refused to retreat despite massive Union casualties and kept pressing Lee's army.