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Before becoming president, Ulysses S. Grant led the Union army to victory during the Civil War. As president, he worked to implement many of the policies that Lincoln had advocated to bring the former Confederate states back into the Union, and protect the rights of newly-free African Americans.

Despite his many achievements, Grant had a number of personal failings such as a high tolerance for both political corruption and the consumption of alcohol that tainted his legacy as president. Nonetheless, his military leadership gained him a place on American currency that's been held for over a century.

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He was the US Military commander during the Civil War and later served as the 18th President of the United States (1869-1877)

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