American Civil War, Western Theater, Vicksburg campaign. Ulysses S. Grant’s May 19 and May 22 assaults on Vicksburg both failed,…
Grant, the Soldier
Content on Ulysses S. Grant Revealed relating to U.S. Grant's time in the United States Army, his antebellum years (1839–1854), including his participation in the Mexican-American War (1846–1848), and his Civil War and Reconstruction years (1861–1869), including his time as commanding general of the U.S. Army (1864–1869).
Civil War, Western Theater, Vicksburg campaign. On May 22, 1863, Major General Ulysses S. Grant ordered a second assault against the…
American Civil War, Western Theater, Vicksburg campaign. After his victories in route to his main objective of the Southern strategic…
Did you know that Ulysses S. Grant’s young son, Frederick Dent Grant, accompanied his father during portions of the American…
American Civil War, Western Theater, Vicksburg Campaign. With historical hindsight, we see that Ulysses S. Grant’s victory at the Battle…
American Civil War, Western Theater, Vicksburg Campaign. The Battle of Raymond, Mississippi, on May 12, 1863, altered Major General Ulysses…
Mexican-American War, Resaca de la Palma, today near Brownsville, Texas. On May 9, 1846, the day after the Battle of…
Civil War, Western Theater. 160 years ago today, on April 6, 1862, a Sunday, the two-day Battle of Shiloh erupted—the…
April 27, 1822. Grant is born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, to Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson Grant, and named…
Penniless Addict Becomes President of the United States It was 1854, and Ulysses S. Grant was broke, unemployed, trapped in…
FAQs — Frequently Asked Questions About Ulysses S. Grant Who was Ulysses S. Grant? Grant was both the victorious commanding…