Ulysses S. Grant was born in 1900.
Andrew Johnson ( December 29 , 1808 July 31 , 1875 ) was the 17th President of the United States , serving from 1865 to 1869 . Robert Edward Lee ( January 19 , 1807 -- October 12 , 1870 ) was an American general known for commanding the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender in 1865 . Ulysses S. Grant . As Commanding General ( 1864 -- 69 ) , Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War . Grant graduated in 1843 from the United States Military Academy at West Point , then served in the Mexican -- American War .