<P> Ulysses Simpson Grant ( born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27 , 1822 -- July 23 , 1885 ) was an American soldier and statesman who served as Commanding General of the Army and President of the United States , the highest positions in the military and the government of the United States . A prominent United States Army general during the American Civil War , Grant led the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy with the supervision of Abraham Lincoln . As the 18th President of the United States ( 1869 -- 77 ) Grant led the Republicans in their efforts to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery during Reconstruction . </P>
<P> Ulysses Simpson Grant ( born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27 , 1822 -- July 23 , 1885 ) was an American soldier and statesman who served as Commanding General of the Army and President of the United States , the highest positions in the military and the government of the United States . A prominent United States Army general during the American Civil War , Grant led the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy with the supervision of Abraham Lincoln . As the 18th President of the United States ( 1869 -- 77 ) Grant led the Republicans in their efforts to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery during Reconstruction . </P>
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Ulysses Simpson Grant
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