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| North |
| 1822-1885 |
| Ohio
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General in Chief of the
Union Army and
U.S. President |
|
He rose from comparative obscurity
to become general in chief of the Union Army late in
the war, securing victory by exhausting the Confederates
and pure perseverance. Born Hiram Ulysses Grant, he
became known as U.S. ("Unconditional Surrender")
Grant under Lincoln. In 1868, he became the youngest
man yet elected to the U.S. presidency, serving two
terms marred by scandal. Grant's memoirs, completed
only days before his death, are considered among the
best of any written about the Civil War. |
