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 ...

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.

Grant and Julia's older brother Fred had recently graduated ... to see him — and to present him with their second son, Ulysses, Jr., who was born while he was away. But it would be some time ...

Grant’s other sons, Jesse and Ulysses S. Grant, Jr., saw no military service. Junior’s son, Ulysses S. “Buck” Grant IV (because Frederick had named his son Ulysses S. Grant III, counting his father ...

Perhaps no state did more to advance and propel the career of Ulysses S. Grant than Mississippi. Thus, it stands to reason that his memoirs are housed at Mississippi State – one of only six ...

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 ...