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Ulysses S. Grant was a major general during the Civil war.



Ulysses S. Grant, born(April 27, 1822– July 23, 1885), was the most important military and political leader of the U S during the Civil War. He defeated the Confederacy and served two terms as the 18th President of the United States. He was seen as a Great War hero, but it was gone because of some bad mistakes in his presidency. Grant began his career as a soldier after graduating from the United States Military Academy. He retired from the Army in 1854, then struggled to make a living in St. Louis. After a ton of financial problems, he moved to Galena, Illinois where he worked as a clerk in his father's shop he made Galena his home.