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Commanding General of the Union Army & 18th U.S. President
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At Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, I accepted Robert E. Lee’s surrender, not with triumphalism, but with quiet dignity and practical mercy. I ordered rations issued to starving Confederate soldiers and permitted officers to keep their sidearms and horses, knowing reconstruction would demand reconciliation more than retribution. My Vicksburg Campaign, six weeks of relentless maneuvering, feints, and river crossings, broke the Confederacy in two and proved that audacity, when grounded in meticulous logistics and unwavering resolve, could overcome entrenched defenses and political skepticism alike. As President, I fought the Ku Klux Klan with federal troops and the Enforcement Acts, the first major use of military power to protect Black citizens’ voting rights, and championed the 15th Amendment despite fierce opposition from within my own party. I believed command wasn’t about glory, but stewardship: of men, of principle, of a nation still learning how to be whole.
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