Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American soldier and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. Before his presidency, Grant led the Union Army as Commanding General of the United States Army in winning the American Civil War. He inherited some of Hannah's Methodist piety and quiet nature. Grant was largely apolitical before the war but wrote, 'If I had ever had any political sympathies they would have been with the Whigs. I was raised in that school.' In Missouri, Grant visited Dent's family and became engaged to his sister, Julia, in 1844. I was raised in that school.' In Missouri, Grant visited Dent's family and became engaged to his sister, Julia, in 1844.
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