Former President Ulysses S. Grant was known as a drinker on the battlefield during the Civil War. See which brand of Kentucky ...

Who is buried in Grant’s tomb? A general with the Army’s highest rank. Ulysses S. Grant, who has been dead for 139 years, has finally received the promotion long sought by his admirers.

Ulysses S. Grant was born. U. S ... with the rank of lieutenant general. No soldier since George Washington had held the rank. As commander, Grant worked to constantly occupy Robert E.

The 18,000-square-foot mansion at 15 E. 63rd St., which once housed Jackie O’s fashion designer’s studio, comes with seven ...

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 ...

President Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for speeding on his horse-drawn carriage in Washington, DC. This was not an impeachable offense, but Grant still faced consequences. Grant, the general who ...

This Congressional Gold Medal was awarded on December 17, 1863 to General Grant after his victory at Vicksburg. The battle of Vicksburg was a turning point for the Union Army. The siege lasted six ...

This nearly 10-acre site is dedicated to the U.S. Civil War general and two-term U.S. president, Ulysses S. Grant, who lived here with his wife, family and enslaved workers in the 1850s.

The Sequoia trees are broader, thicker, and more dense trees. The General Grant Tree was named in honor of Ulysses S. Grant ...

18th US President and famed Union general Ulysses S. Grant was an Odd Fellow. That is, he belonged to a society known as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows .

To coincide with the 200th Anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant’s birth, Congress passed legislation authorizing the President to promote Grant to General of the Armies. Very few Generals deserve to ...

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 ...