Question

Who was Ulysses S. Grant?

1.the Union general who was credited with winning the Civil War and who was elected president in 1868

2.the Confederate general who surrendered at the end of the Civil War and who was elected president in 1868

3.a member of the US Senate and the first African American politician to serve in Congress

4.a Democratic governor of New York and an unsuccessful presidential candidate in 1876

Answer 1

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The Union general who was credited within winning the Civil War and who was elected president in 1868.

Thus, your answer.

Answer 2

1. The Union general who was credited with winning the Civil War and who was elected president in 1868

Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) served as General of the Union at the end of the American Civil War from 1864 to 1865 and led the Union army to a victory against the Confederacy. He was proclaimed by many as a national hero.

Three years later, he won the presidential election as a Republican nominee and served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 through 1877.