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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. By Biography.com Editors...
Ulysses S. Grant | The White House. The biography for President Grant and past presidents is courtesy of the White House Historical Association. In 1865, as commanding general, Ulysses S....
Ulysses Grant was immensely popular during his lifetime, but, for a time, was considered a butcher general and a corrupt president. He was regularly ranked at the bottom of all American presidents. He is today considered one of the most significant people in American history.
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. For two years following his second term in office, Grant made a triumphal tour of the world.
Scholarly essays, speeches, photos, and other resources on Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th US president (1869-1877), including information about the Civil War, Reconstruction, and writing his memoirs.
How did Ulysses S. Grant affect the outcome of the American Civil War? What was Ulysses S. Grant’s relationship with the Lakota Indians? What was Ulysses S. Grant’s policy regarding Reconstruction? What caused the American Civil War? Who won the American Civil War?
Mar 13, 2020 · Fresh off his victory as commander of the Union armies during the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) became President of the United States in March 1869. While his time in office wasn’t...
