A clerical error altered grant's name to ulysses s.
Grant, a name that he adopted for the rest of his life.
Though talented in mathematics and an accomplished horseman, grant graduated.
Widely regarded by the public as the savior of the union, ulysses s.
Grant was elected president of the united states in 1868.
Although his administration was marked by corruption, he easily.
During the years immediately following the war, general ulysses s.
Grant criticized president andrew johnson's reconstruction plan and aligned himself with radical republicans.
Late in the administration of andrew johnson, gen.
Ulysses s.
Grant quarreled with the president and aligned himself with the radical republicans.
He was, as the symbol of union victory.