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Although his Republican Party split in 1872 with reformers denouncing him, Grant was easily reelected.
Although Lee's allies denounced Grant in the 1870s as a ruthless butcher who won by brute force, most historians have hailed his military genius.
Although unopposed to slavery at the time, Grant kept his political opinions private and never endorsed any candidate running for public office before the Civil War.
Although the success at Vicksburg was a great morale boost for the Union war effort, Grant received much criticism for his decisions and his reported drunkenness.
Although there were initial scandals in his first term, Grant remained popular in the country and was re-elected a second term in 1872. Notable accomplishments as President include policies for the protection of African Americans in the Reconstruction states as well as Native Americans in the West, the Treaty of Washington in 1871, and the Specie Payment Resumption Act in 1875.
Although personally honest with his own money matters, Grant had difficulty in spotting corrupt individuals.
Although Seymour gave Grant a good race for the popular vote, he was buried in the electoral college.
Although Sherman was technically the senior officer at this time, he wrote to Grant, " I feel anxious about you as I know the great facilities Confederates have of concentration by means of the River and R Road, but have faith in you — Command me in any way.
" Although he hoped for a quick, decisive battle, Grant was prepared to fight a war of attrition.
" Although he hoped for a quick, decisive battle, Grant was prepared to fight a war of attrition.
Although the crews of the boats were South Vietnamese naval personnel, approval for each mission conducted under the plan came directly from Admiral U. S. Grant Sharp, Jr., CINCPAC in Honolulu, who received his orders from the White House.
Although the county was part of the 1842 Fisher-Miller Land Grant, no resulting settlement happened in the area.
Although the " mature reader " works of Alan Moore, Grant Morrison ( with Jamie Delano and Neil Gaiman ) under the DC imprint paved the way for Vertigo's launch, neither author was part of the initial line-up.
Although Karl Germer expelled Kenneth Grant from O. T. O.
Although the setting of The Mary Tyler Moore Show might have implied that he was a native Minnesotan, Lou Grant in fact established that he was born in the fictional town of Goshen, Michigan.
Although Grant was not directly involved in the scandal, his personal association with Gould and Fisk gave clout to their attempt to manipulate the gold market.
Although Grant had always been actively homosexual, a relationship with Vanessa blossomed, which was both creative and personal, and he eventually moved in with her and her two sons by her husband Clive Bell.
Although gunpowder does not explode ( unless physically contained ), a spark from the fire landed on the powder and the resultant flames engulfed Catesby, Rookwood, Grant, and another man.
Although Sheridan assumed that Jubal Early was effectively out of action and he considered withdrawing his army to rejoin Grant at Petersburg, Early received reinforcements and, on October 19 at Cedar Creek, launched a well-executed surprise attack while Sheridan was absent from his army, ten miles away at Winchester.
Although Grant continued his exhortations for Sheridan to move south and break the Virginia Central Railroad supplying Petersburg, Sheridan resisted.
Although the French commander Montauban assured the British commander Grant that " nothing had been touched ", there was extensive looting by both French and British.
Although those favoring currency expansion won the day in Congress, which passed an Inflation Bill calling for a $ 46 million boost in output of National Bank notes that would raise the ceiling on unbacked currency back to $ 400 million, the legislation was vetoed by President Grant on April 22, 1874.
Although Buell's army was only 90 miles east at Columbia, it took one month to reach Pittsburg Landing, just in time for Grant to launch a counterattack on the Confederate Army of Mississippi.
Although he had been offered a command at the express recommendation of Grant, Buell declined it, saying that it would be degradation to serve under either Sherman or Edward Canby because he outranked them both.
( Although the name was not yet in use, the troops serving under Grant were the nucleus of the Union's successful Army of the Tennessee.

Although and requested
Although " The Frost-Giant's Daughter " was rejected, the magazine accepted " The Phoenix on the Sword " after it received the requested polishing.
Although Napoleon had crossed the Alps on a mule, he requested that he be portrayed " calm upon a fiery steed ".
Although Gladstone entered Lincoln's Inn in 1833, with a view to becoming a barrister, by 1839 he had requested that his name should be removed from the list because he no longer intended to be called to the Bar.
Although freed in early 1831, he chose exile instead of life confined into the small hamlet which was requested of him by the police, moving to Geneva in Switzerland.
Although he had been warned by his doctors before leaving the UK not to exert himself because of his heart condition, Troughton appeared to be in good spirits and participated vigorously in the day's panels, and was looking forward to a belated birthday celebration, which was planned for the coming Saturday evening, as well as a screening of the Doctor Who story The Dominators, which Troughton had requested personally, on the Saturday afternoon.
Although they may not be relied on by anyone other than the taxpayer that requested it, they are still useful for tax planning purposes.
Although every division commander requested two drops on the first day, Brereton's staff scheduled only one lift based on the need to prepare for the first drop by bombarding German flak positions for half a day and a weather forecast on the afternoon of 16 September ( which soon proved erroneous ) that the area would have clear conditions for four days, so allowing drops during them.
Although Nash wasn't traded, General Manager Scott Howson publicly announced that he had privately requested a trade, a move that has stirred up much controversy.
Although Neo requested that Trinity remain on the Nebuchadnezzar, she enters the Matrix to replace the Vigilant crew and complete their mission.
Although the LDS Church has requested that journalists not refer to Mormon fundamentalists using the term Mormon, journalists generally have not complied, and Mormon fundamentalist has become standard terminology.
Although books and journal articles are the most frequently requested items, some libraries will lend audio recordings, video recordings, maps, sheet music, and microforms of all kinds.
Although Greeley had requested a simple funeral, his daughters ignored his wishes and arranged a grand affair.
Although Henry Kissinger tried to stop the details from making their way to the Japanese government, fearing that it would harm the two countries ' security relationship, Miki pushed a bill through the Diet that requested information from the Senate.
Although not originally in the schedule, several countries requested that track cycling be added ; however, the organising committee stuck by their plans not to build a new track cycling stadium as the only one in Stockholm had been destroyed in order for the Olympic Stadium to be built.
Although all F-5A / B production was intended for MAP, the USAF actually requested at least 200 F-5s for use in the Vietnam War.
Although Oliver Cromwell ( who was the Member of Parliament for Cambridge ) handed over his command of the Army's cavalry when the Ordinance was enacted, Fairfax requested his services when another officer ( Colonel Bartholomew Vermuyden ) wished to emigrate.
Although promoted to 1st lieutenant on April 10, 1913, Arnold was unhappy and requested a transfer to the Philippines.
Although there is no limit to the number of files a user can share on the WPNP network, when a list of a specific user's files is requested ( using the " Browse " function ) only a limited amount will be shown.
Although the new guitar was popular, Les Paul himself did not care for the new design, and requested the removal of his name from the new model.
Although the show received Gemini Award nominations, Mercer thought it would be inappropriate to make fun of American-Canadian relations so close to the events of September 11, 2001 and requested that the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television pull the nominations.
Although he went on to design the curtain wall in front of King's College, Cambridge and the National Gallery in London, he considered Corpus to be his favourite work and requested to be buried in the Chapel.
Although Artigas's unit was tasked with patrolling the frontier with Brazil, he requested to take part in the military expedition that Santiago de Liniers launched from Montevideo to drive the British out of Buenos Aires.
Although Colley had requested reinforcements these would not reach him until mid-February.
Although Durnford-Slater requested that a submarine be sent back for these men, the Admiralty decided that it could not take the risk and as a result the men later surrendered.
Although Nash's high school coach, Ian Hyde-Lay, sent letters of inquiry and highlight reels on Nash's behalf to over 30 American universities, Nash was not recruited by any university, until Santa Clara coach Dick Davey requested video footage of the young guard.

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