In the south most of the new black voters were Republicans and the many of the whites were not yet allowed to vote. In the North, the Democratic party which had split when the Civil War broke, was still not fully organized, so the Republicans had a great advantage. U.S. Grant was a national hero and tremendously popular for winning the long costly war.
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There are a number of reasons why Ulysses S. Grant was reelected in 1872. The people wanted him in office and voted for him.
President Ulysses Grant was re-elected to his second term in 1872 and inaugurated in 1873.
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was president from 1869-1879. Ulysses S. Grant ran for reelection against Horace Greeley. (Grant was in office until 1877.)
Alexander Graham Bell. He invented the telegram and telephone.
Ulysses S. Grant beat Horatio Seymour in 1868 and Horace Greeley in 1872 (Greeley carried six states, but died between the November election, when electors are chosen, and the December election, when the electors cast their votes).
hiram Ulysses grant a.k.a, Ulysses Simpson grant.