Ulysses S. Grant

The Civil War was not easy, and it took many brutal battles to abolish slavery in America. Many great leaders were a part of the movement, and Ulysses S. Grant played an important role. Today, the nation regards him as an American hero who led the Union Armies to victory against the Confederacy.

Grant would later become the 18th American president and is known as one of the greatest generals in the country’s history. He was even the Secretary of War for a little while before he bagged his presidency job. He was born in 1822 and passed away in 1885.