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1 giorno fa · Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As commanding general , Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and briefly served as U.S. secretary of war .
15 mag 2024 · Lieutenant General - March 2, 1864 ; General of the Army - July 25, 1866 ; Major Commands: Colonel, 2Ist Illinois (June 17, 1861) District of Ironton, Western Department (August 8-21, 1861) U.S. Forces Jefferson City, Western Department (August 21-28, 1861) Post of Cape Girardeau, Western Department (August 30-September 1, 1861)
16 mag 2024 · More than 150 years after leading the Union Armies to victory in the Civil War, Ulysses Grant is about to be promoted to General of the Armies of the United States. The move, authorized in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, would make Grant just the third officer to receive the rank. The others are John Pershing, who was ...
20 mag 2024 · White House. Ulysses S. Grant: The 18th President and Civil War Hero. Explore the life and legacy of Ulysses S. Grant. In 1865, as commanding general, Ulysses S. Grant led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
16 mag 2024 · Chapter on Grant. Best material starts on p. 307. Excerpt from Garland's Roadside Meetings. "The Story of Ulysses S. Grant" is a chapter in this book relating Garland's impressions of Grant as he researched the general's life and wrote the biography, Ulysses S. Grant, His Life and Character.
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1 giorno fa · 100 feet. On April 27, 1897, the 75th anniversary of Grant‘s birth, the General Grant National Memorial was officially dedicated in a grand ceremony attended by President William McKinley, Union Army veterans, and a host of dignitaries. Grant‘s remains were laid to rest in a 10-foot-long red granite sarcophagus, visible through a glass ...
4 giorni fa · Background and plans. Defeats in February 1862 caused Confederate forces to consolidate in Corinth, Mississippi. During February 1862, a Union army led by Ulysses S. Grant won two battles that were the most significant Union victories, at that time, of the American Civil War. [3] .
