4 jan 1868 ano - Ulysses Grant Elected

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- Fought in Mexican War, captured Vicksburg as a Union general, accepted Gen. Lee's surrender
- Appointed Sec. of War by Andrew Johnson in 1867
- Disagreed with Johnson's policies, won support of Radical Republicans
- His administration was marred by scandals (Credit Mobilier, the Whiskey Ring)

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