Premise: Ulysses S. Grant . In July 1863 , after a series of coordinated battles , Grant defeated Confederate armies and seized Vicksburg , giving the Union control of the Mississippi River and dividing the Confederacy in two . Grant confronted Robert E. Lee in a series of bloody battles , trapping Lee 's army in their defense of Richmond .
Hypothesis: Ulysses S. Grant fought against a swarm of bees.
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