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… raised a company of volunteers in Corydon. He befriended Ulysses S. Grant when Grant commanded the Army of the Tennessee and was …
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… raised a company of volunteers in Corydon. He befriended Ulysses S. Grant when Grant commanded the Army of the Tennessee and was …
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… I would rather be than right here with all of you. It’s a great honor. Across this hallowed plain have passed many … We need you to carry on the spirit of the great General Ulysses S. Grant. Soon after assuming overall command, following three …
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… series examining how George Washington , Zachary Taylor , Ulysses S. Grant , and Dwight Eisenhower, all career generals, won the …
The “General” Election is a four-part blog series examining how career generals won the presidency and governed
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… as chairman of the Republican State Committee. At war's end, MacVeagh moved his law practice to Harrisburg, the state capital, and in 1870, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him U.S. minister in residence to the Ottoman …
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… as chairman of the Republican State Committee. At war's end, MacVeagh moved his law practice to Harrisburg, the state capital, and in 1870, President Ulysses S. Grant appointed him U.S. minister in residence to the Ottoman …
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… involved with politics, running unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. However, he … the policies and corruption of the administration of Ulysses S. Grant. He did not serve long in the Senate; he suffered a …
Presidential Speeches
… of you followed in the path of the imperfect graduate, Ulysses S. Grant, who had his fair share of demerits, and said the …
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… the counsel for Pennsylvania, and in 1858 became special U.S. counsel on disputed California land grant cases at the request of President James Buchanan. At … his law practice, but not for long. In 1869, President Ulysses S. Grant nominated Stanton to the Supreme Court, but …
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… business. Entering politics, Payne formed a Young Men's Republicans Club in 1872 to support the reelection of President Ulysses S. Grant, who rewarded Payne by appointing him postmaster …
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… left to join the Union Army, ultimately serving on General Ulysses S. Grant's staff. Son of slain President Abraham Lincoln, Robert …
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… of customs for the port of New York (1870-1873). President Ulysses S. Grant tapped James to be the postmaster of New York, and …
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… few Republican senators to vote in favor of Andrew Johnson's conviction during Johnson's impeachment proceedings. … Republican Party that sought a third term for President Ulysses S. Grant in the 1880 election over the eventual GOP nominee, …
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… left to join the Union Army, ultimately serving on General Ulysses S. Grant's staff. Son of slain President Abraham Lincoln, Robert …
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… of customs for the port of New York (1870-1873). President Ulysses S. Grant tapped James to be the postmaster of New York, and …
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… in 1799 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, earning a bachelor’s degree (1812) and a master’s degree (1816), both from the … In 1870, Meredith served briefly, at President Ulysses S. Grant’s request, as a member of a commission negotiating the …
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… in 1799 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, earning a bachelor’s degree (1812) and a master’s degree (1816), both from the … In 1870, Meredith served briefly, at President Ulysses S. Grant’s request, as a member of a commission negotiating the …
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… before leaving, in 1843, to become President John Tyler’s commissioner to China. During the Mexican-American War, … to Colombia for President Andrew Johnson. Though President Ulysses S. Grant had nominated Cushing to become chief justice of the …
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… 1880 election was wide open. Party boss Roscoe Conkling's candidate, former President Ulysses S. Grant, and Senator James G. Blaine were the leading rivals at …
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… fight for the nomination stood between former President Ulysses S. Grant, a Stalwart, and James G. Blaine, the Half-Breed …