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Oct 29, 2009 · Updated: March 30, 2020 | Original: October 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....
May 13, 2020 · 7 Reasons Ulysses S. Grant Was One of America’s Most Brilliant Military Leaders What he lacked in knowledge of military art and science, he made up for with tenacity and grit. By: Elizabeth...
- Elizabeth D. Samet
- The 'S' in Grant’s name didn’t stand for anything. Although he was always known as “Ulysses” during his youth in Ohio, Grant’s given name was actually Hiram Ulysses Grant.
- He was notoriously unlucky in business. After spending a decade in the army and serving with distinction in the Mexican-American War, Grant resigned his post in 1854 and spent the next seven years flopping as a farmer, real estate agent and rent collector.
- Grant won the first major Union victory of the Civil War. Grant struggled to secure a field command at the outbreak of the Civil War, but was later placed in charge of a regiment of Illinois volunteers and quickly promoted to the rank of brigadier general.
- He struggled with alcohol throughout his life. Grant’s taste for strong drink first became problematic in the early 1850s, when he was reportedly forced to resign from the army for being caught drunk on duty.
Nov 16, 2009 · Former president Ulysses S. Grant dies. On July 23, 1885, just after completing his memoirs, Civil War hero and former president Ulysses S. Grant dies of throat cancer. The son of a...
About the Show. At the time of his death, Ulysses S. Grant was the most famous man in the world and stood alongside men like George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in the pantheon of American...
May 1, 2020 · One of the most brilliant military minds in U.S. history, Ulysses S. Grant is credited with winning the Civil War and preserving the American Union. This map charts his major battles.
May 8, 2020 · Shortly before noon on May 6, 1884, Ulysses S. Grant entered the office of his Wall Street brokerage firm a wealthy man. Hours later, he exited a pauper. Thanks to a pyramid scheme operated...
