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For much of his life, Ulysses S. Grant failed at every occupation he tried. But in the United States Army, his remarkable talents as a soldier and leader saved his country from falling apart. Born ...
Ulysses S. Grant is best known as the Union general who led the United States to victory over the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. As a two-term President, he is typically dismissed as weak and ineffective; historians have often ranked Grant's presidency near the bottom in American history.
Ulysses S. Grant (in den 1870er Jahren) Unterschrift von Ulysses Grant Ulysses S. Grant (* 27.April 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio als Hiram Ulysses Grant; † 23. . Juli 1885 in Wilton, New York) war ein US-amerikanischer General und Polit
Ulysses S. Grant by Balling (1865) Ulysses S. Grant was a native of Ohio, born in 1822. After graduating from West Point in 1843 he served in the Mexican–American War. In 1848, Grant married Julia, and had four children. He resigned from the Army in 1854.
The Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library contains 15,000 linear feet of correspondence, research notes, published monographs, artifacts, photographs, scrapbooks, and memorabilia, by and about the United States’ 18th president, covering his early life, Civil War triumphs, presidency, and beyond.
Perhaps no Union general contributed more to the defeat of the Confederacy than Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885). Born into a middle-class family at Point Pleasant, Ohio, Grant was an 1843 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1848, he married Julia Dent, who often traveled with Grant throughout his military career.
Prior to his service in the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grantexhibited few characteristics indicating that he would be anextraordinary leader. His performance as a ca...
