When the South seceded to form the Confederate States of America, few people knew the name Ulysses S. Grant. But by the end of the Civil War, the Union general had become a national hero. He possessed all of the qualities that President Abraham Lincoln wanted for the commander of the Union army. He was decisive, daring, and stubborn. Some Northerners proudly called him "Unconditional Surrender" Grant, because he would accept nothing less from a defeated enemy. Ulysses S. Grant: Confident Leader and Hero tells the story of the man who brought an end to the Civil War. Meet an Ohio boy with a passion for horses who grew up to be a great general and later a U.S. president. Explore how strategy and perseverance helped Grant win the battle of Shiloh. Discover why Confederate general Robert E. Lee believed that nowhere in history was there a better general than Ulysses S. Grant.