Ulysses S. Grant

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.

1. 1839: Entered United States Military Academy at West Point
2. 1846-48: Served as Lieutenant in the Mexican-American War
3. 1864: Appointed general-in-chief of all U.S. armies
4. 1865: Accepts surrender of Robert E. Lee, ending the Civil War
5. 1869-77: 18th U.S. President
6. 1876: Admitted Colorado to the Union

• 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

• 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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