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Historical Figures and Influential People in History
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Industrial Age Figures in Americas
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Robert E. Lee
1807–1870United States
He turned down command of the Union army, chose Virginia instead, and spent four years fighting brilliantly for a cause whose central purpose was the preservation of slavery.
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Rutherford B Hayes
1822–1893United States
He won the most disputed presidential election in American history by a single electoral vote, withdrew federal troops from the South, and effectively ended Reconstruction.
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