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Ulysses S. Grant overcomes a lifetime of failures to lead the Union Army to victory in the Civil War.
General Ulysses S. Grant parlayed his celebrity after the Civil War into a successful bid for the presidency.
Grant's presidency was marred by political scandal, clashes with Native Americans and continued violence throughout the South.
Two unlikely leaders, Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman become the most essential Union commanders in the Civil War.
Diagnosed with terminal cancer and on the brink on financial ruin, Grant races to finish his memoirs to provide for his family.