ocr: Ulysses S. Grant islhFneidencylas-is7) After commanding the Union forces that brought an end to the Civil War, Grant becomes president in 1869, The first transcontinental railroadi is completed in Utah. (1869) Grant appoints many corrupt men to office. His two terms in office are plagued by scandal. The 15th Amendment guarantees that the right to vote cannot be denied on the basis of race, creed or color. (1870) Colorado becomes the 38th state. General Lusters forces lose to Sitting Bull at the battle of the Little Big Homn. (1876)