ULYSSES S. GRANT     Eighteenth president served 1869-1877   Republican from Illinois   Born 1822 died 1885   Left Army and failed in business before Civil War   Rejoined Army as colonel and won victories during war   Vicksburg, Chambersburg, Appomattox   Heavy drinker personally disheveled, but very composed during battle   Took Lee’s surrender at end of Civil War     Hugely popular and personally honest, but surrounded by dishonest cronies   Administration racked by scandal     Vice Presidents Schuyler Colfax and Henry Wilson

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