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Grant's crowning success was his part in winning the Civil War. He was the supreme commanding union general at the close of war and was celebrated as the hero who ended the long war with a victory. Right before he ran for president, he served as interim Secretary of War for President Johnson.

Before the Civil War, he graduated from West Point and began an army career. He served with some distinction in the Mexican War but did not advance in the military after that and was pretty much forced out, so he quit the army and tried farming and other business ventures with no success, At age 40, he had lost his property and was out of work. His father gave a job as a clerk in his leather goods shop until the Civil War began he was able to get a commission in the state militia which led to an army appointment. He was steadily promoted and given more responsibility as the war went on.

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After - as a reward for saving the Union on the battlefield, rather than any tribute to his political gifts.

Before the war, he was an unknown, indeed virtually unemployed.

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Before. Jackson was elected in 1828 and served 1829-1837.

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Yes. Grant was not nationally known until he became famous as the commander of the Union army which won the Civil War. His success in the military is what catapulted him into the presidency.

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