Gilded Age Smore
Dylan Mathwig's
What is the Gilded Age?
The "Gilded" Era Belief
Andrew Carnegie
John D. Rockefeller
Cornelius Vanderbilt
The Truth
Ulysses S. Grant and the "Bloody Shirt"
After the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant had become a war hero. He was liked by a good amount of the voting population. In 1868, Ulysses S. Grant decided to run for president. After President Johnson's impeachment scandal, Grant had earned the respect of the radical republicans enough to be voted as their presidential candidate. Grant ran against three others including Horatio Seymore, the democratic presidential nominee. Seymore campaigned vigorously compared to Grant who only really campaigned with the slogan "let there be peace." Since Grant was a war hero, Seymore was viewed as the weaker nominee and was viewed as a "Copperhead" or someone who was against war entirely. Grant began the "bloody shirt" campaign to slander Seymore and the copperheads and declared them as treasonous to the nation ultimately ending their chances at winning over the people. Grant won with 52.7% of the popular vote and 214 of the electoral college's votes.