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Famous people of the Civil War.
Date Submitted: 09/14/2000 21:01:33
Category: / History / North American History
Length: 8 pages (2334 words)
Category: / History / North American History
Length: 8 pages (2334 words)
Ullysses S. Grant
Ulysses Simpson Grant served effectively with Zachary Taylor's
army at Monterey during the Mexican war. Right when the war began
Grant obtained a position on the staff of General George McClellan.
During the war he showed courage in both physically and morally
manners. In February 1862 Grant captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson
with help from the Federal navy. In October he was appointed commander
of the Department of Tennessee, and told to …
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…president of the United States. He was a Southerner
and he believed that whites should have control over government and
society. He also believed that Congress didn't have the power to
interfere with the southern states. When Congress passed the Tenure
of Office Act and Johnson vetoed it, he tried to fire his secretary of
war. Congress decided to impeach the president for misdemeanors. The
Senate decided that he wasn't guilty. He died on July 31, 1875.
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