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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 .
6 giorni fa · As the hero of the Civil War, and as President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant won international fame. Indeed, he was the most popular man on the planet in the 1860s to the 1880s. Few people today, however, know much about the personal side of him.
- Marie Kelsey
- 2013
3 giorni fa · May 27, 2024. Lookout Mountain, a towering peak on the outskirts of Chattanooga, Tennessee, is etched in history as the site of a dramatic Civil War battle fought on November 24, 1863. Known as "The Battle Above the Clouds," this engagement marked a turning point in the war‘s Western Theater and helped secure a decisive Union victory in the ...
5 giorni fa · Our understanding of Grant, as both a US Civil War General and President, has come a long way since his denunciation by the Dunning School as a callous butcher of soldiers, and an overzealous, incompetent president who forced African-American civil rights on the South.
6 giorni fa · Grant Memorabilia. Famous Swords of General Grant. Article and illustration of Civil War memorabilia ultimately given to the U. S. Government by either William Vanderbilt or Julia Grant. From the magazine Scrap Book. August, 1901. Grant at the Battle of the Wilderness. Battles in the East and West. Appomattox. Battles in the West.
- Marie Kelsey
- 2013
6 giorni fa · Grant writes about each of these battles here in his Personal Memoirs. 1. Battle of the Wilderness, Virginia, May 5-7th, 1864. Battle Summary, Battle of the Wilderness, from Civilwar.com. The opening battle of Grant against Lee in the East. Battle of the Wilderness from Wikipedia. Battle of the Wilderness from the American Battlefield Trust.
3 giorni fa · Share This Page. Follow This Site. Follow on Tumblr. Part 1: Early Life and First War. Ulysses S. Grant was a President of the United States and the victorious top Union commander at the end of the American Civil War. He was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio.
