Content related to the two-term presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States of America. President Grant’s administration (March 4, 1869–March 4, 1877) significantly coincided with the Reconstruction Era (1865–1877) and the beginning of the Gilded Age (c. 1870–c. 1900).
Ulysses S. Grant was the victorious commanding general of the U.S. Army during the American Civil War (1861–1865) and the…
Washington, D.C., President Grant’s first term. On June 22, 1870, President Ulysses S. Grant signed into law the creation of…
Washington, D.C. On May 20, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln signed into law the Homestead Act. (Text of the act here.)…
Image below: matted illustration by Thomas Nast (1840–1902) of a seated Ulysses S. Grant (27 April 1822–23 July 1885), smoking…
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…