Original: Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 â "July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869 â" 1877) as well as military commander during the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods.
Simplified: Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822 - July 23, 1885), born Hiram Ulysses Grant, was the general whom many think won the American Civil War and later became the 18th President of the United States (1869-1877).