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John Rawlins opposed this man’s controversial General Order No. 11, which expelled all Jews from one captured (10[2])territory. (10[2])During the Chattanooga Campaign, this man (10[1])was assigned the Division of the Mississippi. (10[1])Following his victory at Fort Donelson, (-5[1])this man earned the nickname “Unconditional Surrender.” (-5[1])By (10[1])controlling the Mississippi River, this man split the Confederacy in half after his successful siege of Vicksburg. Robert E. Lee and this man signed a treaty at Appomattox Court House to end the Civil War. For 10 points, name this general who later became the 18th President of the United States. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Ulysses S. Grant
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