General Ulysses S. Grant‚ the most popular northern hero to emerge from the Civil War‚ became president. Grant ran on the Republican ticket with the slogan‚ “Let us have peace” against the Democratic candidate Horatio Seymour. The Republican platform endorsed the Reconstruction policy of Congress‚ payment of the national debt with gold‚ and cautious defense of black suffrage. Unfortunately‚ the qualities that had made Grant a fine military leader did not serve him well as president. Grant had a dislike
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I deserve this grant because I am a leader‚ a worker‚ and I am responsible. I show these characteristics through my extracurricular activities I have pursued during my High School career. Although I have been in many different activities the ones that have influenced me the most are Band‚ Band President‚ and Homecoming committee. I feel that these activities reflect the kind of person that I am perfectly. I am a strong leader because of my positions held in my extracurricular activities
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William Marcy Tweed‚ aka "Boss Tweed‚" began as a New York City volunteer fireman but worked his way up the political ladder. He was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1853. In 1858‚ he rose to the head of Tammany Hall‚ the central organization of the Democratic Party in New York‚ and was later elected to the New York State Senate in 1867. Tweed gathered around him a small ring of bigwigs who controlled New York City’s finances. Tweed’s Ring essentially controlled New York City until
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500‚000 blacks voted in this election (D. Alexander‚ 2004). Grant won the election with 3‚013‚790 popular votes and 214 electoral votes (David Leip‚ 2012). This shows Ulysses Grant ran very closely in popular votes to the democratic candidate Horatio Seymour’s 2‚708‚980 popular vote totals. The election came to the House of Representatives for a decision. The popular vote numbers may have been significantly larger for Candidate Ulysses Grant had it not been for the ongoing Southern Confederate loyalists
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that drawn-out descent into surrender by an out-manned rebel army‚ and the deterioration of the supplies and even the will to go on by so many individuals on both sides. While one of the final gripping scenes describes that meeting of a victorious Grant and a defeated Lee‚ this is a book about ordinary men caught up in extraordinary events. The first important battle described in the book is known as the Wilderness campaign‚ near Fredericksburg. But‚ as one can easily perceive‚ war was beginning
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Robert E. Lee was a General for the Confederate army. Lee had always been committed to his obligations in the military. “In 1846‚ Lee got the chance he’d been waiting his whole military career for when the United States when to war with Mexico. Serving under General Winfield Scott‚ Lee distinguished himself as a brave battle commander and brilliant tactician.” (Biogrpahy.com). General Scott thought highly of Lee. But‚ Lee’s life away from battle was difficult for him to handle. He just didn’t know
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Sunday‚ Jun. 26‚ 2005 The Master of the Game By Doris Kearns Goodwin Lincoln ’s political resume was meager‚ his learning derided‚ and his election considered a stroke of luck. And yet the prairie lawyer from Springfield would emerge the undisputed captain of his distinguished Cabinet‚ earning the respect of colleagues who had originally disdained him‚ and become‚ as Whitman wrote‚ "the grandest figure yet‚ on all the crowded canvas of the Nineteenth Century." As it turned out‚ unbeknownst
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Abraham Lincoln 2. Assassination: When: 14th of April 1865‚ 10:15 pm Eastern Standard time. Where: Ford’s Theatre‚ Washington D.C‚ sitting in the presidential box. How: Shot by John Wilkes Booth. (Philadelphia Derringer pistol used) Who: John Wilkes Booth. He had two co-conspirators‚ Lewis Powell and David Herold. Why: John‚ the assassin‚ was a southern sympathizer‚ who wanted Abraham and two others dead‚ in order to inspire his country to win the war. John was mad at Abraham because
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Ulysses S. Grant during his presidency. Presidents make up a big part of our country. Ulysses S. Grant‚ the 18th president of the United States‚ was a very good leader because he was a military general as well as a president and left a legacy. (“Ulysses S. grant Quotes‚” brainyquote.com) On April 27‚ 1822‚ in Point Pleasant‚ Ohio‚ Hiram Ulysses Grant (otherwise known as Ulysses S. Grant) was born. His parents were Hannah Simpson Grant‚ who was a mysterious woman to others‚ and James Root Grant‚ who made
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eventually became commander of the confederate forces during the civil war and won many of his battle the most famous of them being the second battle of bull run. Unfortunately‚ he surrendered the last major confederate force to union leader Ulysses S. Grant at the battle of Appomattox Court House. January 31st 1865 Robert E. Lee was appointed commander and chief of the confederate troops. During the beginning of the war Robert E. Lee wanted to train slaves to fight for the confederate forces. He offered
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