Schuyler Colfax
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Schuyler Colfax Jr. was an American journalist, businessman, and politician who served as the 17th vice president of the United States from 1869 to 1873, and prior to that as the 25th Speaker of the U
Portrait by Mathew Brady, 1869
Schuyler–Colfax House, ancestral home of Schuyler Colfax's grandparents William and Hester. Originally built in 1695.
Congressman Colfax (Indiana) 1859
Vice President Schuyler Colfax
Ulysses S. Grant
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Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877, and was the Commanding General of the Union Army, leading it to victory in the American Civil War in 1865.
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…a final vote in January 1865, he emphasized his support by casting a vote in favor—by convention the speaker would vote only to break a tie. Chosen as Ulysses S. Grant's running mate in the 1868 election, the pair won easily over Democratic Party nominees Horatio Seymour and Francis Preston Blair Jr. As was typical…
Grant, c. 1870–1880
Grant's birthplace in Point Pleasant, Ohio
Grant as a young officer, c. 1845–1847
The Battle of Monterrey during which Grant saw military action