Key Facts
- Term
- 1869--1877
- Party
- Republican
- Vice President
- Schuyler Colfax / Henry Wilson
- First Lady
- Julia Grant
- Home State
- Ohio
- Born
- 1822
- Died
- 1885
Biography
Grant rose to command all Union armies and accepted Lee's surrender at Appomattox. He vigorously enforced Reconstruction and crushed the Ku Klux Klan.
Key Events & Accomplishments
- Enforced Reconstruction and crushed the Ku Klux Klan
- Signed the 15th Amendment
- Created the first national park (Yellowstone, 1872)
Notable Quotes
“Let us have peace.”
Did You Know?
- Grant's real name was Hiram Ulysses Grant — the "S" came from a clerical error at West Point.