The Vicksburg National Military Park today stretches over 1800 acres worth of ravines, woods, and fields. The Vicksburg ...

Historians are hailing Congress’ recent decision to promote Ulysses S. Grant to the Army’s highest rank, calling it a rehabilitation of his political and racial legacy.. Congress authorized ...

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. Born ...

Before Ulysses S. Grant became the 18th president ... Following the war, Grant resigned from the army and worked a string of odd jobs including working at his father’s leather store.

Grant became the country's first four-star general in 1866. For the past year, members of Congress have worked to promote the general to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth on April 27, 1822.

Ulysses S. Grant, the Union commander who led the defeat of the Confederacy, only to be later derided because of scandals during his presidency, is set for a posthumous appointment to general of ...

The text in the National Defense Authorization Act reads, "The President is authorized to appoint Ulysses S. Grant posthumously to the grade of General of the Armies of the United States, equal to ...

Ulysses S. Grant’s 1872 brush with the law marked the first and so far only time a United States president has been arrested while in ... Grant, leader of the U.S. Army during the Civil War, ...

One often overlooked and underappreciated is Ulysses S. Grant, a victorious Union army general, accomplished U.S. president and man of destiny, especially for his role in helping to achieve ...

Ulysses S. Grant Launched an Illegal War Against the Plains Indians, Then Lied About It ... The Army’s commander had no ink-ling of the intrigue until November 13, ...

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.

Julia and Ulysses Grant's first child, Frederick Dent Grant, is born. Spring 1851-Spring 1852 ... Grant's army crosses the James River on pontoon bridges, heading towards Petersburg.