![lt= Photo of Union General Ulysses S. Grant](/subjects/images/Military_landing.jpg?maxwidth=650&autorotate=false)
Military figures, of course, dominate any list of people caught up in the experience of war. A few entered the American Civil War carrying memories of earlier battles in Mexico, Canada and along the American frontier, but most had no military experience at all. No matter; success in war would not depend on pedigree.
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