The nation's leading Ulysses S. Grant interpreter talks about the campaign for Petersburg and the end of the American Civil War as General Grant.  He discusses the difficulty but importance of crossing the James River to put General Robert E. Lee in a vice.  He explains the challenge of assuming command of the entire United States Army as General-in-Chief after he moved east from the western theater of the war.  General Grant talks about meeting President Lincoln at City Point and the directives he was given by the President toward the end of the war.  He finishes with a detailed explanation of what happened at Appomattox Court House.

HOST:  Rob Mellon

FEATURED BREW:  Lucky 25 American Brown, Trapezium Brewing Company, Petersburg, Virginia

MUSIC:  Bones Fork
https://bonesfork.com/

CLIP:  The Battle Cry of Freedom (George F. Root, 1862)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok1tw2Lt3Rc