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Ulysses S. Grant: United States Army During The Civil War

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Aby Kettels
8 Social Studies
Period 7
Wed. Jan. 27, 2016
Ulysses S. Grant

Grant was born April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, OH, Married to Julia Grant. He died on July 23, 1885 in Wilton, NY. Grant was a part of the Republican Party. Grant was a commanding general in the Army during the Civil War. Ulysses was the eighteenth president. Grant worked closely to Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army into victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. He was the 6th Commanding General in the United States Army. He was elected in 1876. Grant was president from March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1877. He was succeeded by Rutherford B. Hayes and preceded by Andrew Johnson. While in office and in service Grant took control of Kentucky
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