Grant’s decision, announced on this day in 1862, was immensely controversial and hounded him for years Eli Wizevich History Correspondent An 1864 photo of General Ulysses S. Grant Public domain ...

For much of his life, Ulysses S. Grant failed ... in office, Grant worked hard to bring the North and the South together again, contending with an emerging white supremacist group called the ...

An attempt to cut down on the illegal cotton trade, Grant’s decision, announced on this day in 1862, was immensely controversial and hounded him for years Eli Wizevich The Union general directly ...

Ulysses S. Grant continued the American tradition of electing military figures as presidents—those men who led and won key battles in war. Attempting to be apolitical, Grant campaigned on the ...

General in Chief of the Union Army and U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant rose from comparative obscurity to become general in chief of the Union army late in the war, securing victory by through ...

If he does, the visit will come 140 years after Ulysses S Grant was the ... Smithsonian Institution Grant was known as a man of few words The monarch was not amused by the group, later remarking ...

Ulysses S. Grant is one of those figures who's taken on a legendary status in American history — he was skillful enough as a ...

Ulysses S. Grant, who lived here with his wife, family and enslaved workers in the 1850s. A large portion of the original 850-acre estate was sold off to the Busch family and now operates as Grant ...