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...but for a soldier his duty is plain. He is to obey the orders of all those placed over him and whip the enemy wherever he meets him.
Ulysses S. Grant
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Ulysses S. Grant
Age: 63 †
Born: 1822
Born: April 27
Died: 1885
Died: July 23
18Th U.S. President
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