<P> Ulysses S. Grant ( born Hiram Ulysses Grant , April 27 , 1822 -- July 23 , 1885 ) was a prominent United States Army general during the American Civil War and Commanding General at the conclusion of that war . He was elected as the 18th President of the United States in 1868 , serving from 1869 to 1877 . As Commanding General , Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy . After Lincoln 's assassination , Grant 's assignment in implementing Reconstruction often put him at odds with President Andrew Johnson , Lincoln 's successor . Twice elected president , Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery , protect African - American citizenship and civil rights , implement reconstruction and support economic prosperity . Grant 's presidency has often been criticized for its scandals and for his failure to alleviate the economic depression following the Panic of 1873 , but modern scholarship regards him as a president who performed a difficult job during the early post Civil War era . </P>
<P> Ulysses S. Grant ( born Hiram Ulysses Grant , April 27 , 1822 -- July 23 , 1885 ) was a prominent United States Army general during the American Civil War and Commanding General at the conclusion of that war . He was elected as the 18th President of the United States in 1868 , serving from 1869 to 1877 . As Commanding General , Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy . After Lincoln 's assassination , Grant 's assignment in implementing Reconstruction often put him at odds with President Andrew Johnson , Lincoln 's successor . Twice elected president , Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery , protect African - American citizenship and civil rights , implement reconstruction and support economic prosperity . Grant 's presidency has often been criticized for its scandals and for his failure to alleviate the economic depression following the Panic of 1873 , but modern scholarship regards him as a president who performed a difficult job during the early post Civil War era . </P>
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who was the us president when uncle sam got his nickname
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant