He was the last US President who had been a US Civil War veteran.
- U.S. Grant
- William McKinley
- William Taft
- Woodrow Wilson
William McKinley. President from 1897 to 1901, McKinley enlisted as a private of infantry. He was promoted to brevet major before the end of the war.
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