Who established Fort Defiance in Cairo during the Civil War?
General Ulysses S. Grant
General Robert E. Lee
President Abraham Lincoln
General Stonewall Jackson
Answer
Union General Ulysses S. Grant established Fort Defiance in Cairo in 1862 during the Civil War. The fort was used to control strategic access to the rivers and launch successful campaigns south.
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