Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of america (1869–1877) as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union (north) defeated the confederacy (south) and ended the civil war and began reconstruction. Grant began his lifelong career as a soldier after graduating from the U.S military academy at west point in 1843. In the Mexican- American war , he was a close observer of the techniques of Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott. He resigned from the Army in 1885. He was also the first president in the 40 years after andrew jackson to be elected president twice.