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 an
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January 29, 1873Jesse Root Grant (Father) dies in Covington, Kentucky. 1881Virginia “Jane/Jennie” Paine Grant Corbin (Sister) dies. August 5, 1881Orvil Lynch Grant (Brother) dies in Elizabeth, New Jersey. May 11, 1883Hanna Simpson Grant (Mother) dies in Jersey City, New Jersey. July 2...
The contrast between Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant is stark. Although Grant never articulated (until long after the war) a belief that slavery was morally wrong, he nevertheless behaved as though that's what he believed. He set free the only slave he ever personally owned at a time...
killed Ulysses too, but he was saved by several medical Eyebots, who had also been activated when the package was turned on; Ulysses believed it was because they had recognized the flag of America he'd put on the back of his jacket, erroneously identifying him as a pre-War US soldier....
Ulysses Grant's Military Career When Grant was graduated from West Point, he was stationed at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. In 1846, America went towar with Mexico. Grant served with GeneralZachary TaylorandWinfield Scott. By the end of the war he was promoted to first lieutenant. He continued...
Who Was Ulysses S. Grant? Ulysses S. Grant was entrusted with the command of all U.S. armies in 1864 and relentlessly pursued the enemy during the Civil War. In 1869, at age 46, Grant became the youngest president in U.S. history. Though Grant was highly scrupulous, his administration...
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At first, while he gave private lessons in English and worked on the early chapters of Ulysses—which he had first thought of as another short story about a “Mr. Hunter”—his financial difficulties were great. He was helped by a large grant from Edith Rockefeller McCormick and finally by...