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Jul 1, 2023 · Ulysses S. Grant by Matthew Brady, around 1870. When the future 18 th president was born, his parents named him Hiram Ulysses Grant. But the boy was known as Ulysses. When Grant was a young man, a ...
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. He was later elected president in the first election after the Civil War.
Ulysses S. Grant Home. The Ulysses S. Grant Home in Galena, Illinois is the former home of Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War general and later the 18th president of the United States. The home was designed by William Dennison [3] and constructed in 1859 - 1860. [2] The home was given to Grant by residents of Galena in 1865 as thanks for his war ...
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, né Hiram Ulysses Grant le 27 avril 1822 à Point Pleasant et mort le 23 juillet 1885 à Wilton, est un homme d'État américain, 18e président des États-Unis, célèbre pour avoir commandé les armées unionistes durant la guerre de Sécession. Après une brillante carrière militaire, il fut élu président en 1868.
The free school is the promotor of that intelligence which is to preserve us as a free nation. If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other.
Reinventing Ulysses S. Grant, 1865–2007. Ulysses S. Grant's place in American memory would seem to be secure. From humble beginnings, he rose to save the United States. He was a talented and highly determined individual who had become first in the hearts of his countrymen, many of whom were quick to see the parallel between Grant’s ...
