ULYSSES S. GRANT

BIOGRAPHY

• Ulysses S. Grant was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio. He was entrusted with command of all U.S. armies in 1864, and relentlessly pursued the enemy during the Civil War. In 1869, at age 46, Grant became the youngest president theretofore. Though Grant was highly scrupulous, his administration was tainted with scandal. After leaving the presidency, he commissioned Mark Twain to publish his best-selling memoirs.

HOW HE CAME IN OFFICE

• Ulysses ran against the democratic candidate, Horatio Seymour.
• He succeeded Andrew Johnson.

PRESIDENTS "PROGRAMS"

• Accomplishments:
• -Enforced civil rights laws and fought Ku Klux Klan violence -Encouraged passage of the Fifteenth Amendment, which gave protection to African-American voting rights -Signed the Civil Rights Acts of 1870 and 1875 guaranteeing equal rights to African-Americans

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• Obstacles:
• He faced Robert E. Lee in the civil war.
• Even thought they were both great generals, and both struggled, but Lee eventually surrendered.

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• Successful?:
• Grant was very successful

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• Why?:
• Ulysses S. Grant, was the most acclaimed Union general during the American Civil War and was twice elected President. Grant began his military career as a cadet at the West Point military academy in 1839. Grant trained Union military recruits and was promoted to Colonel in June 1861. Grant was promoted to Lieutenant General by President Lincoln in 1864 and given charge of all the Union Armies. Grant went on to defeat Robert E. Lee after another series of costly battles.

MOST MEMORABLE EVENTS

• Ulysses S. Grant is best known as the Union general who led the United States to victory over the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. As a two-term President, he is typically dismissed as weak and ineffective; historians have often ranked Grant's presidency near the bottom in American history.

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• Ulysses Grant’s time in office was marked by scandal and corruption, although he himself did not participate in or profit from the misdeeds perpetrated by some of his associates and appointees. A group of speculators led by James Fisk and Jay Gould attempted to influence the government. The failed plot resulted in a financial panic on September 24, 1869. Even though Grant was not directly involved in the scheme, his reputation suffered because he had become personally associated with Fisk and Gould prior to the scandal.

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• During post-war reorganization, Ulysses S. Grant was promoted to full general and oversaw the military portion of Reconstruction. He was then put in an awkward position during President Andrew Johnson's fight with the Radical Republicans and Johnson's impeachment. Subsequently, in 1868, Grant was elected the 18th president of the United States. When he entered the White House the following year, Grant was not only politically inexperienced, he was—at the age of 46—the youngest president theretofore.

LEAVING OFFICE

• He retired after finishing his terms.

HOW WAS HE A GREAT PRESIDENT?

• He was ranked 18th by wikipedia

HOW WAS HE A GREAT PRESIDENT?

• He was ranked 27th by Rant Political.