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Grant was central to the union victory because of his campaigns in the west. Myth number 1a- the war was won in the east. Grant was just doing mop up when he went east. Jackson performed competently, but that is no indication of future results and he was to damn crazy. No one general won or lost that war, economics did like all wars. The south had no chance of winning that war, outside of some other power actually joining the fight, so long as the north was committed. Myth number 1b The north was close to given up