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No. He was way too poor prior to the beginning of the Civil War and didn't believe in it. (Incorrect; see below)

The above answer is absolutely incorrect. It is true that he was too poor to own slaves (due to his own business failures) but he did inherit a slave by the name of William Jones from his father-in-law in 1858. He would manumit Jones one year later. His wife, Julia, did own four slaves herself. She was from a slave holding family.

Grant also ran a slave operated farm in White Haven, Missouri, delegating duties and chores such as chopping firewood and caring after the livestock. Grant often worked alongside the farm's slaves, as was a common practice of "hired help".

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