For much of his life, Ulysses S. Grant failed at every occupation he tried. But in the United States Army, his remarkable talents as a soldier and leader saved his country from falling apart.

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 ...

By Jim Beaugez Under cover of darkness during the early hours of June 7, 1863, an army of 1,500 Confederate troops approached ...

A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant” will be offered twice on President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 17, at noon and 6:30 p.m. at the Union ...

Examining the diet of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th U.S. president and commanding ... onions?) in the Union Army for his soldiers. The coffee and pickle combo makes for one highly acidic breakfast ...

Submitted by Anna Smith, a Three Rivers history and mystery lover.

Perhaps no state did more to advance and propel the career of Ulysses S. Grant than Mississippi. Thus, it stands to reason that his memoirs are housed at Mississippi State – one of only six ...

Ulysses S. Grant, who lived here with his wife, family and enslaved workers in the 1850s. A large portion of the original 850-acre estate was sold off to the Busch family and now operates as Grant ...

America must take a look at the ongoing racial violence and the monuments we build in service or resistance to it.

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 ...

An attempt to cut down on the illegal cotton trade, Grant’s decision, announced on this day in 1862, was immensely controversial and hounded him for years Eli Wizevich The Union general directly ...