Today in History
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Today in History |
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July 23, 1885 |
Ulysses S. Grant, American Civil War general and the eighteenth President of the United States, died on this date in 1885. Grant was by almost any estimation a brilliant military strategist and his battlefield tactics are studied even today. His record as a president, however, is mixed. He held office during some of the most difficult years of Reconstruction, and used the army to re-establish federal sovereignty over the Southern states. His administration and tenure in office, unfortunately, were tinged with scandal and corruption. By the end of his administration he had alienated most of the Congress and the American public. In his later years, he was an unsuccessful business person and died nearly destitute.
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