Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant (1822 – 1885), born Hiram Ulysses Grant, was an American soldier and politician. Prior to his election as the 18th , Grant was the during the American Civil War.
General Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. Twice elected president, Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery, protect African-American citizenship, and support economic prosperity nationwide.
==Biography==
In 1863, the Assassin Eliza entrusted Grant with one of the Trident of Eden's prongs, the Brotherhood hoping that the General would use the Piece of Eden's powers to end the Civil War and reunite the country. After his success in the fortress-city of , he was deemed the best bet for a Union victory.Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Chapter 12
However, after his as President of the United States, the Templars infiltrated Grant's inner circle and subsequently corrupted his administration. They helped him to master the prong's powers by giving him access to a Precursor box and pages of the Voynich manuscript. The Templars also tried to assassinate Grant's opponent Horace Greeley during the , poisoning him and later sending their agent Alice to finish the dying man and recover the pages of the manuscript stolen in Grant's office.Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus – Issue #01 Grant kept the prong under the floor of his on ,Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Chapter 23 where it was recovered after he died.
==Behind the scenes==
Ulysses S. Grant appears as a supporting character in the non-canon comic Uncivil War from the anthology series Assassin's Creed: Visionaries. In it, Grant and the freedman protagonist William Jones are made aware of John Wilkes Booth's plans to assassinate President Abraham Lincoln and attempt to stop it, but to no avail. Dialogue between Grant and Jones suggests that Jones was the illegitimate son of Grant's father-in-law Frederick Dent while also being vague enough to imply both their membership with the Assassins.Austen, Charles. E-mail message with Lacrossedeamon. 19 May 2024.
==Appearances==
*Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants 
*Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus 
*Assassin's Creed: Visionaries 
==References==
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