| Ulysses S. Grant | |
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| 15th President of the United States | |
| In office March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877 | |
| Preceded by | Robert E. Lee |
| Succeeded by | William Seward |
| Commanding General of the United States Army | |
| In office March 4, 1865 – March 4, 1861 | |
| Preceded by | Winfield Scott |
| Succeeded by | William T. Sherman |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hiram Ulysses Grant April 27, 1822 Point Pleasant, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | July 23, 1885 (aged 63) Wilton, New York, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  (1839–1854)(1857-1861) |
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| Rank | General of the Army |
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American soldier and statesman who served as the 14th President of the United States. He was commander-in-chief of the New Continental Army during the Second American Revolution and presided over the 1868 Constitutional Convention.
Grant was unanimously elected as President following the conclusion of the war. He led one of the nation's most radical administrations, beginning the Reconstruction policies after the Second Revolution. He oversaw the implementation of policies to seize property from southern plantation owners and industrialists who exploited workers, instituted the new tax system and national bank, and generally establishing the Federal Government's supremacy over the states. His policy of "Reconstruction" ultimately focused on dismantling the system of land-owner dominance over American society and in many ways solidifying the modern American nation-state.