Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) born in Marion County, Ohio. In 1864 he became commanding general of the Federal (Northern) army during the American Civil War. Grant was elected as the 18th In the American Civil War President of the United States in...

UNSPECIFIED - CIRCA 1865: Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885) born in Marion County, Ohio. In 1864 he became commanding general of the Federal (Northern) army during the American Civil War. Grant was elected as the 18th In the American Civil War President of the United States in 1869-1877. (Photo by Universal History Archive/Getty Images)