{"id":25524,"date":"2024-02-29T15:50:40","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T15:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/29\/lincolns-leap-day-nomination-of-grant-pieces-of-history\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T15:50:40","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T15:50:40","slug":"lincolns-leap-day-nomination-of-grant-pieces-of-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newhampshiredigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/29\/lincolns-leap-day-nomination-of-grant-pieces-of-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Lincoln\u2019s Leap Day Nomination of Grant \u2013 Pieces of History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>160 years ago on leap day, President Abraham Lincoln nominated Ulysses S. Grant to be Lieutenant General of the Army.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Three years into the U.S. Civil War, with no end in sight, President Abraham Lincoln needed to find a commander who could lead the U.S. to victory.<\/p>\n<figure data-carousel-extra=\"{\" blog_id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"834\" data-attachment-id=\"36832\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2024\/02\/28\/lincolns-leap-day-nomination-of-grant\/portrait-115\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?fit=1986%2C2417&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1986,2417\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;NARA&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Portrait&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1704902654&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Portrait&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Abraham Lincoln\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Abraham Lincoln, ca. 1861-1865. (National Archives Identifier 530592)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?fit=247%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?fit=685%2C834&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"36832\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36832 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?resize=841%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 841w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?resize=247%2C300&amp;ssl=1 247w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?resize=768%2C935&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?resize=1262%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1262w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?resize=1683%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?resize=685%2C834&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?w=1986&amp;ssl=1 1986w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?w=1370 1370w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M-841x1024.jpg?resize=685%2C834&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"834\" data-attachment-id=\"36832\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2024\/02\/28\/lincolns-leap-day-nomination-of-grant\/portrait-115\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?fit=1986%2C2417&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1986,2417\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;NARA&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Portrait&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1704902654&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Portrait&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Abraham Lincoln\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Abraham Lincoln, ca. 1861-1865. (National Archives Identifier 530592)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?fit=247%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?fit=685%2C834&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"36832\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M-841x1024.jpg?resize=685%2C834&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?resize=841%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 841w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?resize=247%2C300&amp;ssl=1 247w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?resize=768%2C935&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?resize=1262%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1262w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?resize=1683%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1683w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?resize=685%2C834&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?w=1986&amp;ssl=1 1986w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-BZ-098_04-0738M.jpg?w=1370 1370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Abraham Lincoln, ca. 1861-1865. (<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.archives.gov\/id\/530592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Archives Identifier 530592<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"1008\" data-attachment-id=\"36833\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2024\/02\/28\/lincolns-leap-day-nomination-of-grant\/portrait-116\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?fit=1741%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1741,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;NARA&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Portrait&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Portrait&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ulysses S. Grant\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ulysses S. Grant, ca. 1861-1865. (National Archives Identifier 531118)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?fit=204%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?fit=685%2C1008&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"36833\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36833 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?resize=204%2C300&amp;ssl=1 204w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1129&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?resize=1044%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1044w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?resize=1393%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1393w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?resize=685%2C1007&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C2941&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?w=1741&amp;ssl=1 1741w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-696x1024.jpg?resize=685%2C1008&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"1008\" data-attachment-id=\"36833\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2024\/02\/28\/lincolns-leap-day-nomination-of-grant\/portrait-116\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?fit=1741%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1741,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;NARA&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Portrait&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Portrait&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ulysses S. Grant\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Ulysses S. Grant, ca. 1861-1865. (National Archives Identifier 531118)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?fit=204%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?fit=685%2C1008&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"36833\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-696x1024.jpg?resize=685%2C1008&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?resize=696%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?resize=204%2C300&amp;ssl=1 204w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C1129&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?resize=1044%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1044w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?resize=1393%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1393w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?resize=685%2C1007&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C2941&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/111-SC-103309_40-1829M-scaled.jpg?w=1741&amp;ssl=1 1741w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ulysses S. Grant, ca. 1861-1865. (<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.archives.gov\/id\/531118\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Archives Identifier 531118<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On February 29, 1864, Lincoln signed legislation reviving the rank of lieutenant general\u2014the highest rank in the Army of the United States at that time. Previously, only George Washington and Winfield Scott had held that rank, and Scott\u2019s was by brevet. <\/p>\n<p>The legislation authorized Lincoln \u201cto appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, a lieutenant-general, to be selected among those officers in the military service of the United States, not below the grade of major general, most distinguished for courage, skill, and ability . . . to command the armies of the United States.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That same day he sent the Senate his nomination of Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to be Lieutenant General of the Army. Grant had won a series of military victories in 1863, and by that time he had become the obvious choice to lead the troops to victory. The Senate confirmed Grant\u2019s appointment on March 2, 1864.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure data-carousel-extra=\"{\" blog_id=\"\" class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"836\" data-attachment-id=\"36831\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2024\/02\/28\/lincolns-leap-day-nomination-of-grant\/attachment\/306310\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?fit=2097%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2097,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1277380084&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"306310\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Message of President Abraham Lincoln Nominating Ulysses S. Grant to Be Lieutenant General of the Army, February 29, 1864. (National Archives Identifier 306310)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?fit=246%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?fit=685%2C836&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"36831\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36831 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?resize=839%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 839w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?resize=246%2C300&amp;ssl=1 246w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C937&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?resize=1258%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1258w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?resize=1678%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?resize=685%2C836&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C2441&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?w=1370 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?w=2055 2055w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-839x1024.jpg?resize=685%2C836&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"685\" height=\"836\" data-attachment-id=\"36831\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2024\/02\/28\/lincolns-leap-day-nomination-of-grant\/attachment\/306310\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?fit=2097%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2097,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1277380084&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"306310\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Message of President Abraham Lincoln Nominating Ulysses S. Grant to Be Lieutenant General of the Army, February 29, 1864. (National Archives Identifier 306310)&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?fit=246%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?fit=685%2C836&amp;ssl=1\" data-id=\"36831\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-839x1024.jpg?resize=685%2C836&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-36831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?resize=839%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 839w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?resize=246%2C300&amp;ssl=1 246w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C937&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?resize=1258%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1258w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?resize=1678%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1678w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?resize=685%2C836&amp;ssl=1 685w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?resize=2000%2C2441&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?w=1370 1370w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2024\/01\/306310-scaled.jpg?w=2055 2055w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 685px) 100vw, 685px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Message of President Abraham Lincoln Nominating Ulysses S. Grant to Be Lieutenant General in the Army, February 29, 1864. (<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.archives.gov\/id\/306310\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">National Archives Identifier 306310<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Grant went on to defeat the Confederate Army led by Robert E. Lee in a series of battles culminating with Lee\u2019s final surrender at <a href=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2015\/04\/09\/ending-the-bloodshed-the-last-surrenders-of-the-civil-war\/\">Appomattox<\/a>. After the war, Grant was given an additional promotion in 1866 to the grade of general and left the Army in 1869 to become President of the United States.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Happy Leap Day!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/prologue.blogs.archives.gov\/2024\/02\/28\/lincolns-leap-day-nomination-of-grant\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>160 years ago on leap day, President Abraham Lincoln nominated Ulysses S. 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