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As the commanding general of the Union Army, Grant helped save the United States during the Civil War. But how was he as the 18th U.S. president?

LOUISIANA, Mo. — President Ulysses S. Grant hired and fired the Louisiana man who served as America’s first special prosecutor.

Later, there would be false rumors of drinking and accusations of incompetence. When the Rebels attacked early that Sunday morning on April 6, 1862, they found the Union troops under Major General Ulysses S. Grant unprepared. Somehow Grant, who wasn’t on the battlefield during the initial attack, miraculously avoided what appeared to be a certain defeat. Despite winning a hard fought victory, Grant was lucky he wasn’t cashiered by his superiors after the bloody Battle of Shiloh, which one historian described as “the first great and terrible battle of the Civil War.” ...

Top 10 Worst US Presidents Here is a list to get the comments flowing! First of all, this list is not my personal opinion – it is compiled from the average score of each president over 12 surveys – taken between 1948 and 2005. Wikipedia has the complete historical rankings. 10. Calvin Coolidge 1923 – 1929 In 1919, three quarters of the Boston Police Force went on strike. Coolidge (then Governor of Massachusetts) had observed the situation throughout the conflict, but had not yet intervened. Furious that the mayor had called out state guard units, he finally acted. He called up more ...

How Gilded Age Corruption Led to the Progressive Era As the rich grew richer during the Gilded Age, the poor grew poorer, spurring the call for reforms. Author: Fotosearch/Getty Images As the rich grew richer during the Gilded Age, the poor grew poorer, spurring the call for reforms. Propelled by a Second Industrial Revolution, the United States arose from the ashes of the Civil War to become one of the world’s leading economic powers by the turn of the 20th century. Corporate titans such as Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller and J.P. Morgan amassed spectacular fortunes and engaged in the...