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Who was the US President who was a general or fought in the Civil War?
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∙ 9y ago
He was appointed General-in-Chief of the Union armies in March 1864, and took the surrender of Robert E. Lee at Appomattox in April 1865.
He was US President for two terms - 1869-1877.
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∙ 7y agoUlysses S. Grant was elected to the US presidency in 1868. As an aside, President Lincoln has selected US Grant to be lieutenant general after being certain that Grant had no political aspirations.
This proved to be incorrect.
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∙ 13y agoUlysses S. Grant was the commanding union general at the close of the war. His success as a general made him a national hero and propelled him into the presidency.
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∙ 12y agoU. S. Grant was a famous Union general who later became president.
Presidents Hayes, Garfield, and Harrison were also generals in the Union Army.
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∙ 9y agoGeneral Ulysses S. Grant became the 18th President of the United States, serving as President from 1869 to 1877.
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∙ 13y agoUlysses S. Grant
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∙ 14y agoUlysses S. Grant
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∙ 10y agoUlysses s grant
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What president was also a general in the union army during the civil war?
Grant was a Civil War General and president.
What general became president after the civil war?
Grant was the famous Civil War general who went on to become President.
Which leader was in the civil war that fought in the Mexican war?
General Lee and General Grant
Civil war general president?
The civil war general president was Ulysses Grant. He served as the US commander and general of the Union armies. He later on became the 18th US president.
At the beginning of the civil war Abraham Lincoln maintained that the war was being fought to?
At the beginning of the Civil War President Lincoln stated that the war was being fought to preserve the Union.
Why general lee fought in the civil war with a heavy heart?
he was kind
What did ulyess grant do for the country to become president?
A leather shop clerk, then a Civil War General
Who did Jefferson fight in the Civil war?
Obviously, as Jefferson Davis was the President of the Confederacy in the Civil War, he fought against the Union.
Was William sherman a union general or a confederate general?
General Philip Sheridan fought as a Union general in the American Civil War
Who was the union general in world war 2?
The Union Army only fought the Civil War!!
What 12 letter word did President Lincoln hope and fight for during the Civil War?
Emancipation (for slaves) is what President Lincoln hoped and fought for during the Civil War.
President was a famous general during the Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant was a famous Northern general during the Civil War who went on to become President of the United States.
