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Section sizes

Section size for Ulysses S. Grant (56 sections)
Section name	Byte count	Section total
(Top)	9,793	9,793
Early life and education	2,273	2,273
Early military career and personal life	45	13,661
West Point and first assignment	4,030	4,030
Marriage and family	1,434	1,434
Mexican–American War	3,748	3,748
Post-war assignments and resignation	4,404	4,404
Civilian struggles, slavery, and politics	3,534	3,534
Civil War	1,106	37,291
Early commands	2,689	2,689
Belmont (1861), Forts Henry and Donelson (1862)	4,343	4,343
Shiloh (1862) and aftermath	5,375	5,375
Vicksburg campaign (1862–1863)	6,968	6,968
Chattanooga (1863) and promotion	4,623	4,623
Overland Campaign (1864)	1,607	4,209
Cold Harbor	2,602	2,602
Siege of Petersburg (1864–1865)	4,174	4,174
Surrender of Lee and Union victory (1865)	2,401	2,401
Lincoln's assassination	1,403	1,403
Commanding generalship (1865–1869)	1,214	9,537
Tour of the South	1,658	1,658
Break from Johnson	3,482	3,482
Election of 1868	3,183	3,183
Presidency (1869–1877)	5,177	57,702
Reconstruction	7,348	7,348
Financial affairs	1,092	3,765
Gold corner conspiracy	2,673	2,673
Foreign affairs	1,719	15,068
Treaty of Washington (1871)	2,937	2,937
Korean expedition (1871)	2,159	2,159
Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic)	4,345	4,345
Cuba and Virginius Affair	1,751	1,751
Free trade with Hawaii	2,157	2,157
Federal Indian policy	7,008	7,008
Election of 1872 and second term	4,688	4,688
Panic of 1873 and loss of House	3,153	3,153
Reforms and scandals	9,770	9,770
Election of 1876	1,725	1,725
Post-presidency (1877–1885)	469	14,128
World tour and diplomacy	1,935	1,935
Third term attempt	2,357	2,357
Business failures	3,947	3,947
Memoirs, military pension, illness and death	5,420	5,420
Historical reputation	5,318	5,318
Dates of rank	2,756	2,756
See also	283	283
Notes	24	24
References	33	33
Bibliography	17	23,112
Biographical	11,549	11,549
Military and politics	8,056	8,056
Historiography	3,490	3,490
Further reading	63	5,875
Articles	3,173	3,173
Books	2,639	2,639
External links	4,866	4,866
Total	190,186	190,186