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John Rawlins opposed this man’s controversial General Order No. 11, which expelled all Jews from (10[1])one captured (10[1])territory. (-5[1])During the Chattanooga Campaign, this man was assigned the Division of the Mississippi. Following (10[1])his victory at Fort Donelson, this man earned the nickname “Unconditional (10[1])Surrender.” (10[3])By controlling the Mississippi River, this man split the Confederacy in half after (10[1])his successful (10[1])siege of Vicksburg. (10[1])Robert E. Lee and this man signed (10[1])a treaty (10[1])at Appomattox (10[1])Court House to end the Civil War. For (10[1]-5[1])10 points, name this general who later became the 18th President of the United States. ■END■ (10[1])

ANSWER: Ulysses S. Grant
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Ben Spirtas (DII)Maryland B (DII)Princeton A (UG)4310
Chase Barrick (DII)Lehigh A (UG)Rowan A (DII)4310
Arthur Zhang (DII)NYU A (UG)Penn B (DII)4310
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Rohit Chintala (DII)Maryland B (DII)Lehigh B (DII)6110
Derek Chen (UG)Columbia A (UG)Columbia B6810
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Rico-Ian Banting (UG)NYU BPrinceton A (UG)7210
Vedh Ramesh (DII)Penn A (DII)Fordham A80-5
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Andrew YangColumbia BRutgers A (UG)9610
Wade Rogers (DII)Fordham APenn A (DII)11310