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- Born: April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio
- Given Name: Hiram Ulysses Grant
- Political Party: Republican
- Administration: March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1877
- Vice Presidents: Schuyler Colfax, Henry Wilson
- Succeeded by: Rutherford B. Hayes
- Secretaries of State: Elihu B. Washburne, Hamilton Fish
- Spouse: Julia Dent Grant
- Occupation: General-in-Chief
- Died: July 23, 1885 in Mount McGregor, New York
- Grant's portrait appears on the U.S. fifty-dollar bill
- Name registered at West Point as Ulysses S. Grant in error
- His diamond-adorned sword brought a winning bid of more than $1.6 million at auction in June 2007
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Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States. He became general-in-chief of the armies in the United States during the 1860s and was staunchly supported by Abraham Lincoln. Grant served two terms as president after his military tactics helped bring the Civil War to an end.
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Timeline
- 1839: Entered United States Military Academy at West Point
- 1846-48: Served as Lieutenant in the Mexican-American War
- 1864: Appointed general-in-chief of all U.S. armies
- 1865: Accepts surrender of Robert E. Lee, ending the Civil War
- 1869-77: 18th U.S. President
- 1876: Admitted Colorado to the Union
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Ulysses S. Grant Questions
Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the US. The first man to serve two terms in forty years. What would you have asked this determined man? 6 AnswersI would like to know if there were any security concerns and issues. With President Grant being a General in the Civil War, what measures were taken ,above the ... read more
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Ulysses S. Grant Timeline
- April 27, 1822: Born at Point Pleasant, Ohio
- March 3,1839: Appointed to West Point
- 1843: Begins military service
- 1846-1848: Fights in the Mexican-American War
- August 22, 1848: Marries Julia Dent
- June 2, 1854: Resigns from the army and begins farming
- August 9, 1861: Joins the Union Army
- February 16, 1862: Takes Fort Donelson
- April 9, 1865: General Robert E. Lee surrenders to Grant in Appomattox, VA
- May 21, 1868: Nominated as a Republican candidate for President
- March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1877: President of the United States of America
- July 23, 1885: Dies in Mount McGregor, NY
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Ulysses S. Grant Books
- Amazon.com: The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant
- Google Book Search: Ulysses S. Grant: His Life and Character by Hamlin Garland
- WashingtonPost.com: Review: Ulysses S. Grant by Michael Korda
- Amazon.com: Books about Grant
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"My advice to Sunday Schools no matter what their denomination is: Hold fast to the Bible” - Ulysses S. Grant
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