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The 41 pages that link to Ulysses S. Grant, each with the reason it gives.

• American Civil WarRelated: His coordinated campaigns brought sustained military pressure against Confederate forces.

• Reconstruction eraRelated: His administration used federal power against the Ku Klux Klan and defended Reconstruction governments.

• Abraham LincolnRelated: Lincoln trusted Grant to lead the final campaigns against the Confederacy.

• PanamaRelated: His government helped bring the isthmus route into United States canal planning.

• Andrew JohnsonRelated: As commanding general, Grant became entangled in Johnson’s effort to remove Stanton and the impeachment dispute.

• Franklin PierceRelated: Grant served under Pierce as an Army quartermaster before becoming a leading Union commander.

• Jefferson DavisRelated: Grant’s campaigns helped defeat the government Davis led.

• Union ArmyRelated: Grant coordinated Union strategy and accepted Lee's surrender in 1865.

• James LongstreetRelated: Longstreet and Grant had served together before the war, and Grant later appointed him to federal office.

• Thomas NastRelated: Nast’s cartoons helped shape public images of Grant during and after his presidency.

• Army of the PotomacRelated: He accompanied the Army of the Potomac and set its strategy against Lee in 1864.

• Battle of ShilohRelated: Grant rallied his army and coordinated its resistance after the Confederate attack.

• Philip SheridanRelated: Grant promoted Sheridan and relied on him in major campaigns.

• Panic of 1873Related: His administration faced pressure to address unemployment and monetary contraction during the crisis.

• Red Cloud's WarRelated: His administration carried out the withdrawal from Bozeman Trail forts after the war.

• William Tecumseh ShermanRelated: Grant trusted Sherman with major commands and coordinated the Union’s 1864 campaigns with him.

• James A. GarfieldRelated: Grant's bid for a third presidential nomination divided Republicans at the 1880 convention.

• Siege of PetersburgRelated: Grant directed the sustained pressure on Petersburg and its supply routes.

• Siege of VicksburgRelated: Grant directed the campaign and accepted the Confederate surrender.

• Centennial ExpositionRelated: As president, he took part in the exposition’s opening ceremonies.

• Horace GreeleyRelated: Greeley challenged Grant’s reelection in 1872, despite having supported the Union during the Civil War.

• P. G. T. BeauregardRelated: Grant’s armies opposed Beauregard at Shiloh and during the siege of Corinth.

• Battle of the WildernessRelated: He continued south after the battle instead of retreating across the Rapidan River.

• Nathan Bedford ForrestRelated: Grant’s campaigns opposed Confederate forces in the Western Theater where Forrest operated.

• Sarah WinnemuccaRelated: Winnemucca met Grant while seeking federal action on behalf of Paiute communities.

• Battle of Cold HarborRelated: Grant ordered the June 3 assault despite the formidable Confederate defenses.

• Nelson A. MilesRelated: Grant’s promotion of Miles helped launch his postwar Army career.

• Thaddeus StevensRelated: Stevens backed federal action to protect freedpeople, a cause Grant later pursued against white supremacist violence.

• Battle of Appomattox Court HouseRelated: Grant’s pursuit brought Union forces across Lee’s retreat route.

• Edmonia LewisRelated: Lewis created a commemorative bust of Grant after winning a public commission.

• History of IllinoisRelated: Illinois’s military mobilization and political networks helped launch his national career.

• Stilson HutchinsRelated: The Post began publication during Grant’s presidency, as national politics shaped its early coverage.

• Bruce CattonRelated: Grant’s leadership and campaigns figure prominently in Catton’s Civil War histories.

• History of OhioRelated: Grant’s career reflects Ohio’s importance in Civil War leadership and national politics.

• Joseph SeligmanRelated: Grant’s administration became central to a controversy over Seligman’s access to the White House.