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A Brief Life of Ulysses S. Grant


Ulysses S. Grant | The White House

In 1865, as commanding general, Ulysses S. Grant led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. As an American hero, ...

A Brief Life of Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant's ancestors first came to America in 1630, Englishman Mathew Grant landing in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Grant was always extremely proud ...

Ulysses S. Grant: Life in Brief - Miller Center

He was quiet and soft-spoken but able to inspire great bravery from his soldiers on the battlefield. He was an honorable man who was unable or unwilling to see ...

Ulysses S. Grant | Biography, Presidency, & History - Britannica

Ulysses S. Grant was an American general, Union army commander during the late years of the American Civil War, and 18th president of the ...

Ulysses S. Grant | American Experience | Official Site - PBS

He went to school, did chores, ice skated, fished, and rode horses, like other children on the American frontier. Grant's father, Jesse Root Grant, owned a ...

Ulysses S. Grant: Life Before the Presidency - Miller Center

He was the first of six children born to religious and hard-working parents, Jesse and Hannah Grant. His father was a tanner who took animal hides and processed ...

Ulysses S. Grant - National Museum of the United States Army

A clerical error altered Grant's name to “Ulysses S. Grant,” a name that he adopted for the rest of his life. Though talented in mathematics and an accomplished ...

Ulysses S. Grant | American Battlefield Trust

Born Hiram Ulysses Grant, in Point Pleasant, Ohio, the future General-in-Chief's name was changed due to a clerical error during his first days at the ...

Ulysses S. Grant - Wikipedia

Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the ...

Ulysses S. Grant - Civil War, Facts & Quotes - Biography (Bio.)

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 ...

Ulysses S. Grant - White House Historical Association

Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Grant's father, Jesse, was a tanner and an abolitionist. Grant received an education from several private schools and ...

Ulysses S. Grant ‑ Civil War, Facts & Quotes

He led a series of campaigns that ultimately wore down the Confederate army and helped bring the deadliest conflict in U.S. history to a close.

Ulysses S. Grant (U.S. National Park Service)

He attended several grade schools in Ohio and in Maysville, Kentucky, and thought about becoming a math teacher. When Grant stated that he would ...

Ulysses S. Grant Timeline (U.S. National Park Service)

Marble bust of Ulysses S. Grant. ... What follows below is a timeline of major events in Ulysses S. Grant's life. ... April 27 - Hiram Ulysses Grant ...

Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) - Encyclopedia Virginia

Grant resigns his military commission and returns to civilian life in Saint Louis, Missouri. June 17, 1861. Ulysses S. Grant receives a commission as colonel of ...

Ulysses S. Grant Biography: From Civil War Hero to Two ... - YouTube

Ulysses S. Grant was a West Point graduate, Civil War hero, two-term U.S. President, prosecutor of racial injustice and proponent of ...

10 fascinating facts about President Ulysses Grant

Today marks the birthday of Ulysses Grant, who played a unique role in American history. Here is a look at a military leader who later ...

Ron Chernow: ​Grant | National Archives

Grant wrote to a friend, “I am a verb. Instead of a personal pronoun.” The life of Ulysses S. Grant was one of action and motion, yet it reads ...

Ulysses S. Grant - Kids | Britannica Kids | Homework Help

Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, on April 27, 1822. His parents were Jesse Root Grant, a tanner and a farmer, and Hannah Simpson. At age 17 ...

Leadership, Life, and Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant - YouTube

... Ulysses, an epic new biography of U. S. Grant, discuss the life, leadership, and legacy of one of America's greatest--and most misunderstood ...