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Abraham Linclon
Abraham Lincoln was the President during the Civil War.He was the one who freed the slaves and gave them rights. Unfortunately, those rights were ignored. Also a common nickname for him was Honest Abe. -
Andrew Johnosn
A Democrat who ran with Lincoln on the National Union ticket, Johnson came to office as the Civil War concluded.His plans did not give protection to the former slaves, and he came into conflict with the Republican-dominated Congress, culminating in his impeachment by the House of Representatives. The first American president to be impeached, he was acquitted in the Senate by one vote. -
Ulysses S. Grant
The importance of U.S. Grant was not the fact that he was the best general on the field, because numerous historians have noted that Lee was the best general. What made Grant so important was the fact that he followed Lincoln's instructions and did not stop pursuing the rebels. Lincoln commanded Grant to continue to pressure Lee no matter the cost and Grant followed the order to the T. If he would not have then Lincoln would have fired him like the long line of generals before him (McClellan, Me -
Rutherford B. Hayes
In 1876, Hayes was elected president in one of the most contentious and confused elections in national history.An Ohioan, Hayes practiced law. He became city solicitor of Cincinnati from 1858 to 1861. When the Civil War began, Hayes left a successful political career to join the Union Army as an officer. -
James A. Garfield
Garfield's accomplishments as President included a controversial resurgence of Presidential authority above Senatorial courtesy in executive appointments; energizing U.S. naval power; and purging corruption in the Post Office Department.Garfield was raised in humble circumstances on an Ohio farm by his widowed mother and elder brother, next door to their cousins, the Boyntons, with whom he remained very close. A year later, Garfield entered politics as a Republican. -
Chester A. Arthur
Chester Alan Arthur was the 21st president of the United States. He was elected vice-president and became president after James Garfield was killed.He is best known for his signing of the Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act. -
Grover Cleveland
Grover Cleveland was elected twice.He was the winner of the popular vote for president three times—in 1884, 1888, and 1892—and was the only Democrat elected to the presidency in the era of Republican political domination that lasted from 1861 to 1913.Cleveland took strong positions and was heavily criticized. -
Benjamin Harrison
Harrison, a grandson of President William Henry Harrison, was born in North Bend, Ohio, and moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, at age 21, eventually becoming a prominent politician there. Harrison, a Republican, was elected to the presidency in 1888, defeating the Democratic incumbent Grover Cleveland. He died the following year from complications from influen. -
William McKinley
McKinley was the last President to have served in the American Civil War. beginning as a private in the Union Army and ending as a brevet major. McKinley hoped to persuade Spain to grant independence to rebellious Cuba without conflict, but when negotiation failed, he led the nation in the Spanish–American War of 1898. -
Theodore Roosevelt
In 1901, President William McKinley was assassinated and Roosevelt became President. He attempted to move the Republican Party toward Progressivism, including trust busting and increased regulation of businesses. At the end of his second term, Roosevelt promoted his friend William Howard Taft for the 1908 Republican nomination. He toured Africa and Europe. On his return in 1910 he broke bitterly with President Taft on issues of progressivism and personalities.
