The (confederacy/union) had several disasters at the beginning of the Civil War in the east, such as the Battle of Fredericksburg. However, the west, under the command of (Ulysses S. Grant/Robert E. Lee/Stonewall Jackson) went far better than the fighting in the east. This Union general led his forces to victory at the Battle of (Shiloh/Antietam/ Bull run) which was the first major battle that led the Union to controlling the Mississippi River

chose out of the 3

Ulysses S. Grant, Shiloh