This neutrality was first violated on September 3, when Confederate Major General Leonidas Polk occupied Columbus and two days later Union Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant, displaying the personal initiative that would characterize his later career, seized Paducah.
This neutrality was first violated on September 3. Confederate Major General Leonidas Polk occupied. Columbus, displaying the personal initiative, seized Paducah. Two days later Union Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant, displaying the personal initiative, seized Paducah. This personal initiative would characterize his later career.