Ulysses S. Grant (Cherry, Plum, and Chrysanthemum)

Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th and 20th President of the United States following his success as military commander in the American Civil War. He served on three non-consecutive terms (1869-1877; 1881-1885) and became the first president to be counted twice in the numbering of the presidents, making him the first president that served for more than two terms prior the Twenty-second Amendment.

Under Grant, the Union Army able to defend the territory north of Mason-Dixon Line from the Confederate military. As president, Grant led the Radical Republicans in their effort during the Radical Reconstruction to rebuild country's economy that devastated by the war, eliminate slavery, protect African American citizenship, and enforce the civil right laws. In foreign policy, Grant sought to increase American trade and influence, while remaining at peace with the world. Grant has been consistently ranked by the public as one of the greatest U.S. presidents.