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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; [b] 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.
Oct 29, 2009 · 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.
Jul 19, 2024 · Ulysses S. Grant (born April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio, U.S.—died July 23, 1885, Mount McGregor, New York) was a U.S. general, commander of the Union armies during the late years (1864–65) of the American Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States (1869–77).
May 12, 2021 · 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.
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, Grant was later elected the 18th...
Biography. Read about Grant’s life. Chronology. See a detailed timeline of the major events of Grant’s life. Genealogy. Explore the Grant family tree, beginning with their arrival in America in 1630. Military Service. Read a summary of Grant’s time and accomplishments as a soldier. Presidency.
In 1868, running against Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant was elected eighteenth President of the United States. Unfortunately, though apparently innocent of graft himself, Grant’s administration was riddled with corruption, and scandal.
President Grant sent federal troops to the South to enforce civil rights legislation and protect African Americans from civil and political violence.
Ulysses S. Grant, American general, Union army commander during the late years of the American Civil War, and 18th president of the United States. It was under his command that the Civil War was brought to an end with a Union victory.
A War Anything But Civil. The audacious young general who demanded “unconditional surrender” from the Confederate garrison at Fort Donelson had traveled a circuitous route to find himself commanding a victorious army on the shores of the Tennessee River in February 1862. Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant.
