 When President Abraham Lincoln was criticized for supporting General Ulysses S. Grant's command during the Civil War, Lincoln flatly stated, I cannot spare this man. He fights. When Grant's rivals petitioned for his removal on grounds of excessive drinking, Lincoln said, If it makes fighting men like Grant, then find out what he drinks and send a case to each of my commanders. Lincoln's confidence in his general proved to be correct, and in 1865, the Civil War finally came to its end.