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| 1-1 of 1Ulysses s. grant flashcard sets | |||
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| 1 | Ulysses S. Grant presidencyby smartpak87 | 13 terms | April 1, 2009 |
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| ulysses s. grant definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | commander of the union army who was nicknamed "unconditional surrender" | 17 sets | |
| 2 | an american general and the eighteenth president of the united states (1869–1877). he achieved international fame as the leading union general in the american civil war. | 13 sets | |
| 3 | 1869-1877 | 11 sets | |
| 4 | union general | 9 sets | |
| 5 | 0 | 8 sets | |
| 6 | union military commander who won victories when others had failed and defeated lee | 6 sets | |
| 7 | union general, in charge of vicksburg campaign, got lee to surrender at appomattox was lincoln's vp and then took over as president after he was assassinated | 3 sets | |
| 8 | 18th u.s. president. 1869-1877. republican | 3 sets | |
| 9 | corrupt administration | 3 sets | |
| 10 | leader of the union troops | 3 sets | |
| 11 | commander of all union armies | 3 sets | |
| 12 | 18th | 3 sets | |
| 13 | he was the head of the union army by the end of the war and defeated lee. defeated lee at appomattox, ending the civil war. | 3 sets | |
| 14 | civil war hero, elected president in 1868 | 3 sets | |
| 15 | instead of appointing people that deserved cabinet seats, he appointed friends | 3 sets | |
| 16 | union general who won battles in the west | 2 sets | |
| 17 | an american general and the eighteenth president of the united states (1869–1877). he achieved international fame as the leading union general in the american civil war., commander of the union army who was nicknamed | 2 sets | |
| 18 | leader of the union army | 2 sets | |
| 19 | general for the union army during the american civil war | 2 sets | |
| 20 | union general who got forts henry and donelson. | 2 sets | |
| 21 | was the commander-in-chief of the union army. | 2 sets | |
| 22 | northern general; later became 18th president | 2 sets | |
| 23 | union leader, led the battle of vicksburg | 2 sets | |
| 24 | was general of the union army that defeated lee | 2 sets | |
| 25 | most important figure in the war in the west | 2 sets | |
| 26 | commander of the union forces | 2 sets | |
| 27 | commander in chief of the union army | 2 sets | |
| 28 | west point graduate, war veteran, and buisnessman, he volunteerd for the u and was agressive when mcclellan was hesitant; he was attacked at the battle of shiloh but won the engagement when reinforcements arrived , and led u forces to a string of victories in the south | 2 sets | |
| 29 | a | 2 sets | |
| 30 | union commander; earned the nickname "unconditional surrender"; his victories helped secure the lower tennessee river | 2 sets | |
| 31 | famous general fort union during civil war | 2 sets | |
| 32 | union general who captured vicksburg | 2 sets | |
| 33 | commander of the union army | 2 sets | |
| 34 | eighteenth president he recieved a field promotion to lieutenant general in charge of all union forces | 2 sets | |
| 35 | general of the union | 2 sets | |
| 36 | republican | 2 sets | |
| 37 | 1869-1877 (republican) | 2 sets | |
| 38 | first president in the gilded age; presidency marked by scandal | 2 sets | |
| 39 | union general in the civil war, indian wars, 15t amendment, passes, transcontinental railroad. | 2 sets | |
| 40 | commander-on-chief of the union army | 2 sets | |