1869–1877#18Republican
Ulysses S. Grant
1 conflicts · $1.2B total war cost (2024$) · 919 US deaths
$1.2B
War Cost (2024$)
919
US Deaths
1
Conflicts
—
Military Budget (Total $B)
🎯 Major Military Decisions
- ▸Continued Indian Wars on Great Plains
- ▸Peace Policy toward Native Americans
- ▸Suppressed Ku Klux Klan with military force
📖 War Record Analysis
Ulysses S. Grant, the general who won the Civil War, was a relatively restrained president. He continued the Indian Wars on the Great Plains but also attempted a "Peace Policy" toward Native Americans. He used military force to suppress the Ku Klux Klan — one of the most justified uses of federal military power in American history.
🗣️ On War & Military Power
“I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.”
⚔️ Conflicts Under Ulysses S. Grant
Indian Wars (Great Plains)
🗽 The Assessment
Ulysses S. Grant used military force 1 time, at a cost of $1.2B (2024 dollars). The question we must always ask: were these conflicts truly necessary for the defense of American liberty?