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.

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 ...

Timothy O'Sullivan's works included snaps of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and the Union Army. Born in Ireland, Timothy O'Sullivan and his parents immigrated to New York when he was two years old ...

(WILTON, NY) — The Grant Cottage State Historic Site had a very special visitor last week as part of it's free summer program series. Ulysses Grant Dietz, the great, great grandson of former U.S ...

Until the Civil War broke out, Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), had pretty much failed at everything ... citation for merit from General Scott (which was delivered to him by 1 st Lt. John Pemberton, who ...

On this day in history, July 23, 1885, Ulysses S. Grant died at his family cottage in New York. The 18th president of the United States had a complex and compelling upbringing and time in the ...

The saying “No man is a hero to his valet” was clearly not coined with Ulysses S. Grant and Harrison Terrell in mind. Terrell, who had been born into slavery two decades before the Civil War ...

John Reeves’s Soldier of Destiny represents the latest work of revision and rediscovery of this most important historical figure in U.S. history. Although not a detailed biography, Reeves’ book ...

The Grant family pew sits in the United Methodist Church of Galena, Illinois, testifying to the religious roots of Ulysses S. Grant. Finding evidence of faith in the general’s adult life is harder.

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 ...