Ulysses S. Grant is one of those figures who's taken on a legendary status in American history — he was skillful enough as a Union Army leader during the Civil War that he's beloved despite his ...

In a little known but far more serious episode, Gen. Grant issued General Order No. 11 on Dec. 17, 1862, expelling all Jews from the states of Kentucky, Tennessee and Mississippi.

Ulysses S. Grant ... Lincoln had struggled to heal the wounds of war, yet he became one of its last victims, ... Abraham Lincoln won election to the U.S. Congress in 1846.

As Union General Ulysses S. Grant pushed southward from Tennessee into Oxford, Mississippi, in December 1862, he felt the ...

On this day in history, Ulysses S. Grant, ... APRIL 15, 1865, PRESIDENT ABRAHAM LINCOLN PASSES AWAY. After marrying Julia Dent, the sister of a West Point classmate, in 1848, ...

Speakers to portray Lincoln and Grant. Jul 18, 2023 Jul 18, 2023; ... Re-enactors Ed Brodbeck and David Kreutz will be portraying General Ulysses S. Grant and President Abraham ...

Black Community: Ulysses S. Grant’s Prophetic Warning ... Grant, who became president in 1869, was a progressive Republican in line with Abraham Lincoln. As the 18 th president, ...

Williams Lecture commemorates 160th anniversary of Lincoln, Grant meeting. Contact: Pattye Archer STARKVILLE, Miss.—The 2024 Frank and Virginia Williams Lecture on Abraham Lincoln and Civil War ...

The Cumberland Mountain Civil War Roundtable will present a special July program at the Palace Theater July 16 at 6 p.m.

Abraham Lincoln is featured alongside his Civil War braintrust (Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman, Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, and Rear Adm. David D. Porter) in this painting by artist George Peter ...

Born Hiram Ulysses Grant, he became known as U.S. ("Unconditional Surrender") Grant under Lincoln. In 1868, he became the youngest man yet elected to the U.S. presidency, serving two terms marred ...