Ulysses S. Grant entered the American Civil War with a record of military service that included a stint in the Mexican–American War. He established a reputation for success that found few parallels in Union or Confederate ranks. Personal papers, memoirs, and reports and correspondence from the ...
Ulysses S. Grant served as U.S. general and commander of the Union armies during the late years of the American Civil War, later becoming the 18th U.S. president.
Ulysses S. Grant commanded the Union forces in the last year of the American Civil War. An outstanding general, Grant succeeded in bringing a bloody and difficult war to an end. He became a national hero and was elected president of the United States. But his talents as a military leader...
“Grant is my man and I am his the rest of the war!” exclaimed Abraham Lincoln after the particularly vital victory at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Grant came from humble beginnings along the Ohio River, made a military name for himself near that river’s confluence with the Mississippi, and ...
Ulysses Grant (1822-1885) commanded the victorious Union army during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and served as the 18th U.S. president from 1869 to 1877. An Ohio native, Grant graduated from West Point and fought in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). During the Civil War, Gra...
Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877) as well as military commander during the civil war and post-war reconstruction periods. Under the command of Grant, the union army defeated the ...
An Interactive Map of His Key Civil War Battles "The art of war is simple enough," Ulysses S. Grant once said. "Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike him as hard as you can, and keep moving on." While nothing in Grant’s early life marked him ...
Ulysses S. Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and thereafter briefly ...
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18thPresident of theUnited States(1869–1877) as well as military commander during the civil war and post-war reconstruction periods. Under the command of Grant, the union army defeated the confederate mil...
As the first president after the Civil War, writes Elizabeth R. Varon, professor of American history at the University of Virginia, “Johnson did more to extend the period of national strife than he did to heal the wounds of war.” That job would fall to U.S. Grant. His record would...