| 单词 | Ulysses S. Grant |
| 例句 | He retired soon after the vote, only to be nominated as a justice to the Supreme Court by the newly elected president, Ulysses S. Grant. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Most Americans date the end of the Civil War with the rendezvous, two weeks earlier, of Generals Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z But the big news was that General Ulysses S. Grant was coming with them. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Stanton wanted his commanding general, Ulysses S. Grant, back in Washington. Chasing Lincoln's Killer 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The answer, he thundered, was in the negative: did not such men as General Fremont, General Wade Butler, General Ulysses S. Grant, rank high above Abraham Lincoln? Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s what Mr. Tripp says. He’s got this shotgun he waves around like Ulysses S. Grant, saying how he’ll fight to protect our homes and such. He’s about ready to declare independency.” Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z General Ulysses S. Grant sat alone nearest his dear friend, next to a cross of lilies. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Lee’s counterpart on the Union side, Ulysses S. Grant, had an admirable career after the war ended. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Alex has personally helped with exhibitions at the Smithsonian and sleeps in a room once occupied by Ulysses S. Grant’s father-in-law, but he still loses his breath when Henry pulls him through the marble pillars. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Yet to allow the famous Ulysses S. Grant to take a room at another hotel would be unthinkable. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z Throngs also marred the ball that President Ulysses S. Grant had reluctantly agreed to hold in 1869. Biden’s Inaugural Will Draw Stars, but Not the Crowds of Years Past 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Yellowstone was the first U.S. national park, designated by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872. Summer of KidsPost: Readers head to national and state parks 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z The author’s ancestor was the bane of Ulysses S. Grant. 100 Notable Books of 2012 2012-11-27T16:28:12Z His most famous victim was Ulysses S. Grant, former U.S. president and commander of the Union Army in the Civil War. 'A Disposition to Be Rich': a financial scoundrel in the late 1800s 2012-05-16T18:48:05Z The delegates were about evenly divided between Senator James G. Blaine and the former president, Ulysses S. Grant. Review: ‘American Experience’ Traces President Garfield’s Assassination 2016-01-29T05:00:00Z You'll also find several monuments within the park's borders, including Grant's Tomb--the burial site of President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia, which is the largest tomb in North America. New York City Parks Worth Visiting 2010-03-29T22:00:00Z All these years later he still can’t beat Ulysses S. Grant. Television Review: How an Engineer Became a White-Haired General 2011-01-02T22:11:34Z The museum opened its latest “One Life” exhibit series last week with a gallery devoted to Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. Smithsonian features Grant, Lee from Civil War 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z Established in 1872 when President Ulysses S. Grant signed into law the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act, Yellowstone was the world’s first national park. Bypass Yellowstone, especially in the summer, and head to Glacier National Park 2019-05-30T04:00:00Z “The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant” — as the two volumes were titled when they first appeared in 1885-1886 — has long been regarded as a classic of American autobiography and history. Review | Ulysses S. Grant, perennially misunderstood, gets a thorough re-examination 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z But White House state dinners as we know them began in 1874, when President Ulysses S. Grant hosted King Kalakaua of Hawaii — reportedly the first sitting monarch to visit the White House. What’s a state dinner, again? Macron is back for the first one post-covid. 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Figures like Abraham Lincoln, Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, the men who are front and center in most Civil War narratives, are seldom mentioned by Ayers’s subjects. Seeing the Civil War From the Ground Up 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z The real high school is named for President Ulysses S. Grant; in her books, the high school is named for President Zachary P. Taylor. Ramona Quimby’s Portland: A self-guided walking tour through sites in Beverly Cleary’s books 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z McClellan's demotion set in motion a series of events that eventually led to Ulysses S. Grant commanding the Union army, a move that ultimately ended the war and brought victory to the North. Letter from Lincoln being sold by Philly dealer 2011-09-07T16:52:10Z Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee met in combat for the first time at the Battle of the Wilderness. Historian to testify at Walmart battlefield trial 2010-10-12T17:42:00Z So let me end as I began: “The Annotated Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant” is an outstanding example of thoughtful appreciation and long-considered scholarship. Review | Ulysses S. Grant, perennially misunderstood, gets a thorough re-examination 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z There are updates on Lincoln’s autopsy, the arrival in Washington of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and more reactions. Newspaper exhibition follows the day of Lincoln’s death, edition by edition 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant is the only one who lived past the end of the Civil War. Tubman’s In. Jackson’s Out. What’s It Mean? 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z In 2009 he released “Vicksburg 1863,” an account of the Union siege that brought a novelist’s touch to historical figures like Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman and Jefferson Davis, president of the confederacy. ‘Forrest Gump’ author Winston Groom dead at 77 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z History also has scheduled a documentary on Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant, the best-known Confederate and Union generals. Hollywood takes on the Civil War 2011-05-04T20:19:19Z The messages from the Union side, many tapped out in code to elude Confederate forces, carried the urgings and reflections of Abraham Lincoln, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and other prominent players. Huntington Library sets out to decode thousands of Civil War telegrams hidden for a century: 'It's mind-boggling' 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z They sang for President Ulysses S. Grant at the White House and performed for six weeks in New York City. Paul T. Kwami, Fisk Jubilee Singers’ Longtime Director, Dies at 70 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z It’s amazing to see how fast people are making these connections, like the recent incident with the statue of Ulysses S. Grant. Seeing Native Americans Nowhere, and Everywhere 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Soon the word spread of their performances and they were invited to sing at the White House by President Ulysses S. Grant. Fisk Jubilee Singers celebrate 150 years since first tour 2021-10-06T04:00:00Z He cited the autobiography of Ulysses S. Grant as a model, praising Grant's self-effacement and ability to capture a vital experience in a sentence or two. Former Afghan commander McChrystal writing memoir 2010-12-21T22:03:47Z “Personal Memoirs,” by Ulysses S. Grant, is generally accepted as one. Every candidate an author: The ceaseless boom in books by politicians 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z But Ulysses S. Grant was stationed on the island; so were his son and grandson. Governors Island as Playground for the Arts 2010-08-13T00:29:00Z There are no idealized heroes in “Bomb Run,” not even Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. The Dirty Details of War 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant, you may recall, won the Civil War. How do you top ‘Hamilton’? Author Ron Chernow is about to find out. 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z Until now, the series was set in Gilead, Iowa, a fictional rural village that was once a stop on the Underground Railroad, when Ulysses S. Grant called Iowa the “shining star” of Midwestern abolitionism. Marilynne Robinson’s New Book Explores Love in Segregated America 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z By contrast, Lee’s Northern counterpart Ulysses S. Grant would typically be characterized as a drunk with a certain brute aptitude for command. Review | Ulysses S. Grant, perennially misunderstood, gets a thorough re-examination 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z The theater had sold 1,700 tickets; word had gotten out that the president and his wife would be in attendance along with Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia. Abraham Lincoln’s assassination: Great joy, then a gunshot 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Unable to vote, Ms. Holmes used her formidable quilting talent to celebrate the North’s Civil War victory and the presidencies of Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. The Winter Antiques Show Embraces the Evolving Definition of Antique 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Gore Vidal did not expect Ulysses S. Grant to be funny. Ulysses S. Grant: New Biography of ‘A Nobody From Nowhere’ 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z The follow-up album included a scene in which Lincoln listens to General Ulysses S. Grant’s plans for the Battle of Shiloh. Stan Freberg, Madcap Adman and Satirist, Dies at 88 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z Brooks D. Simpson is a professor of Civil War studies at Arizona State University and the author of “Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity,” among other historical books. Library of Congress National Book Festival: Understanding Our World schedule 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z Then the event moved to the Capitol grounds, but it was so destructive to the grass that Congress passed a law — the “Turf Protection Act” — kicking them out, signed by President Ulysses S. Grant. White House Easter Egg Roll to return for first time in two years 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z “The Annotated Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant,” edited by Elizabeth D. Samet, is everything a work of popular scholarship should be: Authoritative, thorough and compulsively readable. Review | Ulysses S. Grant, perennially misunderstood, gets a thorough re-examination 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant 46 days later, in Virginia. In North Carolina, a new Civil War memorial honors Black Union soldiers 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant's brother Orval was mixed up in a kickback scheme. Mo Rocca on "Mobituaries," celebrity deaths and what we get wrong about Billy Carter 2019-11-11T05:00:00Z Its collection includes Thomas Gainsborough’s “Blue Boy,” a 1455 copy of the Gutenberg Bible, a rare manuscript of Chaucer’s “Canterbury Tales” and a signed letter from Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant. Pasadena’s art, gardens and history make a good L.A. side trip 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z Following the election of Ulysses S. Grant in 1868 and the ratification of the 14th and 15th Amendments, the federal presence in the South was finally robust. When Freedom Meant the Freedom to Oppress Others 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Train, and Greeley, lost to President Ulysses S. Grant, who claimed a second term with 56 percent of the vote. Green-Wood Cemetery, Where Presidential Aspirants Enjoy an Afterlife 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z It includes brilliant evaluations of the writings of Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, as well as other less famous figures, about whom Wilson is just as piercing. Reading About the Confederacy 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z The 2007 purchases included cups and plates made for Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant and Hayes, and a prototype for Benjamin Harrison’s dinnerware decorated with cornstalks and goldenrod. Presidential Fine China, With Patterns Reflecting America 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z This timely, fascinating biography, one of the Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2017, examines the issues Ulysses S. Grant faced during the Civil War, and which continue to shape the present day. New in Paperback: ‘Rebellion,’ ‘Grant’ 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z Symbolically, the Civil War ended when Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant in a Virginia parlor on April 9, 1865, a century and a half ago this week. Review: ‘Personal Correspondents: Photography and Letter Writing in Civil War Brooklyn’ 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z This is a good time for Ron Chernow’s fine biography of Ulysses S. Grant to appear, as we live with the reality of Faulkner’s declaration, “The past is never dead, it’s not even past.” President Clinton Looks Back at President Grant 2017-10-12T04:00:00Z The Democratic Party refused to nominate the impeachable Andrew Johnson in 1868, allowing Ulysses S. Grant, a Republican, to win the White House. Donald Trump, the Great Embarrassment 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z His exploits bankrupted many, including Ulysses S. Grant, who was persuaded to become a partner in Grant & Ward, a Wall Street brokerage house, only to see it collapse in 1884. ArtsBeat: Book Review Podcast: An Early Practitioner of the Ponzi Scheme 2012-06-29T17:25:20Z It is one of the last major campaigns of the war, and by the time Ulysses S. Grant gets there, one in eight soldiers is African-American. Q&A: Ta-Nehisi Coates On His Obsession With the Civil War 2012-06-01T18:18:51Z The result was a Saturday night history lesson from Ron Chernow, author of voluminous and much-praised biographies of Alexander Hamilton and Ulysses S. Grant. Trump wasn’t at the White House correspondents’ dinner — again — but his presence was felt 2019-04-27T04:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant was given a $20 speeding ticket for riding his horse too fast. Presidents' Day trivia: Surprising facts about each U.S. president 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z From the Lincoln Memorial, one looks down the long expanse of the Mall to the Capitol, at the base of which is a monument to Ulysses S. Grant, who won the war against the South. Perspective | Forget the tanks. Trump’s violation of the Lincoln Memorial is the real offense. 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z No one, though Ulysses S. Grant and his wife are entombed inside. 8 Things to Do This Halloween Weekend 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z On March 28, 1865, Lincoln met with the Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the Union armies, and Gen. William T. Sherman at City Point in Hopewell to discuss the closing phases of the war. Spielberg's Lincoln movie to film in Va. this fall 2011-05-04T19:44:11Z I found it particularly pleasing to learn that Twain, who knew Civil War veterans Ulysses S. Grant and Ambrose Bierce, also met Lewis Carroll and shook hands with Sigmund Freud. A new biography of the most famous American of his time: Mark Twain 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z No one dreamed they would still be fighting in April 1865, when Southern commanding general Robert E. Lee finally surrendered to his Northern counterpart, Ulysses S. Grant. When the guns of the Civil War fell silent 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant was president when Nevada held its first state fair in 1874, but it will now join Michigan to become the only states in the nation without such an event. Debt burden ends Nevada State Fair after 136 years 2011-03-10T02:01:05Z They can be viewed at Grant’s Farm, a St. Louis attraction initially built by former President and Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant. Iconic Budweiser Clydesdales will no longer have their tails shortened 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z In Baltimore, trains crawl through a 150-year-old tunnel at 30 mph, making sharp turns before entering the structure built during Ulysses S. Grant’s presidency. Why High-Speed Bullet Trains Won’t Work in the U.S. Right Now 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z Hill was fatally shot by Union forces in the fighting around Petersburg, Virginia, in April 1865, just seven days before Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union commander Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Virginia’s Fort Hill renamed to honor pioneering Union surgeon Mary Walker 2023-08-27T04:00:00Z The law being invoked was signed by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1870, as part of a larger effort to crush the KKK, which was conducting a terror campaign against former slaves. Why the new Trump indictment feels so different: This time, there are victims 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z President Ulysses S. Grant held the first state dinner for King David Kalakaua of Hawaii to strengthen trade. State Dinners: Who Gets Them, Who Doesn’t and Why They Matter 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z Gen. Gordon Granger and his troops arrived in the Gulf Coast city on June 19, 1865, more than two months after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia. The story behind Juneteenth and how it became a federal holiday 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z Fast forward to 1872, when the incumbent president, Ulysses S. Grant, was arrested in Washington, D.C., for speeding in his horse-drawn carriage. Trump indictment: Legal historian explains why this is exactly what the Founding Fathers had in mind 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z There is also one less serious example of a president being arrested: A Washington, D.C., police officer arrested Ulysses S. Grant in 1872 for speeding in his horse and buggy before letting him go. Donald Trump Indicted 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z And Ronald Reagan and Ulysses S. Grant both became forever tied to scandals in which close aides got prosecuted, though neither president was ever charged. Among 160 years of presidential scandals, Trump stands alone 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z The only sitting president to see the inside of a police station as a defendant was Ulysses S. Grant, who was stopped for speeding down the streets of Washington in his horse-drawn carriage. A President Faces Prosecution, and a Democracy Is Tested 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z Johnson had edited the likes of Mark Twain and Ulysses S. Grant, and he believed that Muir’s transcendent prose could help save Yosemite. The odd couple that saved Yosemite 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z No sitting or former president has ever been indicted, and only one has been arrested: Ulysses S. Grant, who was apprehended in 1872 for speeding in his horse-drawn carriage. Credit Suisse’s Investment Bank Is Slowly Disappearing 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant was arrested at the corner of 13th and M streets NW in Washington. A president has never been indicted. But one was arrested. 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The rebirth extends the circus’ long run that dates back to a time before automobiles, airplanes or movies, when Ulysses S. Grant was president and minstrel shows were popular entertainment. Reborn Ringling Bros. circus to leap on tour — minus animals 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The first time he had worn an American military uniform was when he played Gen. Ulysses S. Grant In “The Birth of a Nation” in 1915. A moveable feast: How the Oscars venue-hopped through Los Angeles 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Mining in the U.S. is largely governed by a Gold Rush-era law that hasn't been significantly changed since Ulysses S. Grant was president; it includes no guidelines on tribal consultation, reclamation, or environmental protection. Mining law has barely changed since 1872. Can Congress agree on a fix? 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z Finally, in 1921, Grant’s grandson, Ulysses S. Grant III, got permission from new President Warren G. Harding to make another search. Presidential papers have long been turning up in unexpected places 2023-02-04T05:00:00Z It opened in 1873, when Ulysses S. Grant was president, and is constructed out of brick and stone masonry. 150-year-old Baltimore tunnel will get $4 billion federal boost 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z He said his administration is committing more than $4 billion from his $1 trillion infrastructure plan to repair an underground pathway first developed under President Ulysses S. Grant. Biden Visits Decrepit Rail Tunnel to Promote $1 Trillion Infrastructure Law 2023-01-30T05:00:00Z There are only a handful of vaguely analogous precedents: Ulysses S. Grant, while still president, was arrested for speeding in his horse-drawn carriage in Washington, D.C. Central Question as Georgia Inquiry Wraps: Will Trump Face Criminal Charges? 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z He did attend the military academy then — just after Robert E. Lee and before Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman — with the intention of becoming a commissioned officer in the Army. Edgar Allan Poe had a promising military career. Then he blew it up. 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z When Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant after the Battle of Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, the South’s defeat in the Civil War had been all but assured. The Reconstruction that wasn't: A new book aims to bust post-Civil War myths 2023-01-17T05:00:00Z Mr. Lowenstein spent boyhood summers at President Ulysses S. Grant’s former cabin in Long Branch, which he said his great-grandparents bought from Grant’s widow. James Lowenstein dies at 95; his Senate reports challenged Vietnam War claims 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z “Personally, I believe Ulysses S. Grant is one of Ohio’s greatest native sons, and I think history is starting to look much differently at his time as president,” Bird said in an interview. Ulysses S. Grant, president and general, gets a day in Ohio 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z 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. Historians praise Ulysses S. Grant’s recent promotion to Army’s highest rank 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z The projects include the Baltimore & Potomac Tunnel, which opened in 1873, when Ulysses S. Grant was president. Northeast’s century-old rail bridges, tunnels land $9 billion overhaul 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z When Ulysses S. Grant was inaugurated for his first presidential term in 1869, thousands of people showed up to celebrate. The true story of the president who couldn't hear music 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Two students were assaulted and one was stabbed outside Ulysses S. Grant High School on Thursday afternoon, the Los Angeles Unified School District confirmed. Student stabbed outside Grant High in third attack near L.A. campus since June 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z McLean and his family later moved 120 miles to Appomattox, Va., where in 1865, the Confederates used his house once again — as the site of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Five of history's craziest coincidences 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z That morale, however, declined throughout the war, especially after a landmark Union victory at the Battle of Gettysburg and the grinding battle of attrition adopted by new commander Ulysses S. Grant. Morale matters: Russian failures in Ukraine show how motivation, conviction determine winners in war 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z In 1875, President Ulysses S. Grant ignored the advice of his aides and went to St. Louis to testify on behalf of a close friend accused of fraud. The presidents and ex-presidents subpoenaed before Trump 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z Instead, someone like Ulysses S. Grant will merely hear a cacophony of sounds. The true story of the president who couldn't hear music 2022-12-24T05:00:00Z Bars include the Old Ebbitt Grill, one of Washington’s oldest saloons, and the Willard hotel lobby, where 19th-century visitors would spot President Ulysses S. Grant smoking a cigar and nursing a whiskey. Is the D.C. area haunted? These five ghost tours try to prove it. 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Truman’s statue will be the 10th presidential statue in the Capitol Rotunda, flanked by George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant. Statue of Harry Truman unveiled in U.S. Capitol Rotunda 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z It dates back to at least the 19th century, when a cash-strapped Ulysses S. Grant cranked out a memoir as he was dying of cancer. Hollywood is chasing dignitaries like never before. Who's reaping the dividends? 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z He resigned to command the Confederate Army before finally surrendering to the Union Army’s Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in 1865. Robert E. Lee in the crosshairs as panel urges West Point, Annapolis to strip Confederate names 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z President Ulysses S. Grant had a hard time keeping track of his papers. ‘Mutilated by rats,’ burned, trashed: 200 years of presidential papers lost 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z He replaced Stanton with Ulysses S. Grant, but Grant resigned and sided with the Republicans against the president. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z Senate before he won the presidency, and how Gen. Ulysses S. Grant refused to quit despite massive troop losses in the Civil War. Liz Cheney’s anti-Trump crusade heads into uncharted territory, perilous political terrain 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z Congress voted for the proposal anyway, and in 1871, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the bill into law. D.C. elected its own mayors in the 1800s — until Congress stepped in 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant, while president, was arrested for speeding in his horse and buggy. Jan. 6 Committee Appears to Lay Out Road Map for Prosecuting Trump 2022-06-11T04:00:00Z A gun-violence memorial situated there would give symmetry across the north-south axis of Union Square, site of the brooding and powerful memorial to Ulysses S. Grant. Perspective | We need a national memorial to gun violence. Now. 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Although Ulysses S. Grant won a second term in the presidential election of 1872, the Republican grip on national political power began to slip in the early 1870s. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z They also note that, after the Civil War, Mosby befriended Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and expressed regret over his role in the Southern cause to maintain slavery, making his legacy more complicated. A civil war among neighbors over Confederate-themed streets 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Last month, Mr. DeWine said that he could not attend a Trump rally in his state because he was committed to celebrating Ulysses S. Grant’s 200th birthday. 5 Takeaways From Ohio’s Primary Elections 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z “As a boy growing up in Georgia, I was not taught to admire Union General Ulysses S. Grant,” Mr. Carter said. Historians see Grant eclipsing Lee in 200th birthday celebrations 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z The legacy of Ulysses S. Grant isn’t getting any less complicated 200 years after his birth. Legacy of Ulysses S. Grant complicated 200 years after birth 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z He had previous plans to attend a celebration of the 200th birthday of President Ulysses S. Grant, an Ohio native, on that day. Republican Ohio Gov Mike DeWine tests positive for COVID-19 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant came into office determined to protect and carry out the victory his troops had gained on the battlefield. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z More than 30 years before his visit, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act, establishing the first national park in the world. Perspective | Five myths about Yellowstone 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z President Ulysses S. Grant’s tomb is a rare Civil War memorial that racial protesters haven’t defaced — and historians say that shows how his legacy has eclipsed that of Robert E. Lee on his 200th birthday. Historians see Grant eclipsing Lee in 200th birthday celebrations 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z Union general Ulysses S. Grant attacked Vicksburg again and again, from the east and then, crossing the river, from the south. myWorld: Building Our Country 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Since Ulysses S. Grant’s day, most Presidents have favored expanding the veto power to include a line-item veto. Magruder's American Government 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z War hero Ulysses S. Grant won election as the Republican candidate for president in 1868, and Congressional Reconstruction moved forward with his full support. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z And for those without such advantages, there have been plenty of opportunities to cash in after the fact: Ulysses S. Grant wrote a bestselling memoir to raise money late in life. Column: How the White House became a path to obscene riches for ex-presidents 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z Celebrations also will unfold at his former home in St. Louis, Missouri, and in Washington, D.C., where dignitaries will assemble Tuesday at the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial on the west side of the U.S. Historians see Grant eclipsing Lee in 200th birthday celebrations 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z The Mexican-American War was a Manifest Destiny-fueled land grab that American luminaries like Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant called “unnecessary” and “one of the most unjust ever waged.” Column: At the L.A. site of an old cease-fire, looking for peace in an impolite society 2022-01-30T05:00:00Z Hayes kept his promise not to run for re-election, and the apparent frontrunner was former President Ulysses S. Grant, seeking a third term after four years out of office. The curse of James Garfield: A history lesson from one of America's most tragic presidents 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z When Ulysses S. Grant took command of the Union forces, he inflicted a series of increasingly bloody defeats that eventually led to a siege of Richmond. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z After the contested 1876 election, President Ulysses S. Grant mobilized the military to defend the Capitol if it was besieged by supporters of Samuel J. Tilden. Opinion | Political violence is in our DNA. Can we avoid more of it? 2022-01-05T05:00:00Z “President Grant secured the ratification of the 15th Amendment, prohibiting racial discrimination with respect to voting rights,” Miss Bowser states in the proclamation of “Ulysses S. Grant Day.” Historians see Grant eclipsing Lee in 200th birthday celebrations 2022-04-25T04:00:00Z That act was a result of a prolonged, sometimes blundering effort by Congress and President Ulysses S. Grant to protect newly emancipated and enfranchised Black people in the brief post-Civil War period known as Reconstruction. The deadly history behind the 1871 law underpinning the Charlottesville trial 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z When Union Army veterans returned from the war, many who served under Ulysses S. Grant, who led the Union Army to victory, wanted to honor him, said Steven Ramold, an Eastern Michigan University professor. New law could end confusion in Michigan over Flint name 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Earlier that spring, the army of General Ulysses S. Grant and the gunboats of Admiral David Dixon Porter had trapped a large rebel force in Vicksburg, the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z In the 1870s, President Ulysses S. Grant would sit in the hotel lobby with a cigar and brandy to relax. The hotel where Trump allies plotted to overturn the election has a wild and sometimes violent history 2021-10-26T04:00:00Z Speeches against emancipation of the slaves given by Blair were said to contribute to Ulysses S. Grant's comfortable electoral victory. Trump's Big Lie is the new Lost Cause — and it may poison the country for decades 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z And he never missed an opportunity to meet anyone whose name could be dropped at the next social event — Walt Whitman, Louisa May Alcott, Ulysses S. Grant, Jefferson Davis. Review: Oscar Wilde's life was a tragic work of art. A new biography sketches it perfectly 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z He did so for an agenda that a much greater man, Ulysses S. Grant, called one of “the worst for which a people ever fought.” Opinion | This scrupulous biography of Robert E. Lee is exactly what the country needs 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z As fighting sputtered out, Union generals Ulysses S. Grant and William T. Sherman brought their armies to Washington for a grand victory parade, and most of their soldiers soon left for their homes. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant — one of my favorite Americans — fought one bloody battle after another against Lee for nearly a year yet was far more forgiving of his foe than Robinson was. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Please have more respect for child-care professionals 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z If only Mr. Trump could read, he’d know that the South lost and it was Lee who surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. Opinion | Mr. Trump and Gen. Lee 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z In 1939, locals successfully pushed back against pressure to install a memorial to Ulysses S. Grant in the circle that bears his name. Driver’s nightmare or urban oasis? Discover D.C.’s traffic circles — from the bustling to the bucolic. 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z After serving as treasury secretary for President Ulysses S. Grant, Boutwell was elected to the Senate, where he led an investigation of white supremacist violence in Mississippi. Opinion | Richmond’s Lee statue, after 131 years, is an unpardonable insult 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z No, Ulysses S. Grant, the president who went to war against the Ku Klux Klan, should not be disavowed because he married into a slave-holding family as a young man. Fireworks over history and patriotism 2021-07-02T04:00:00Z That’s Ulysses S. Grant, who started at No. 33 and is now ranked 20th. Historians just ranked the presidents. Trump wasn’t last. 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant, dying of throat cancer, also sought to raise money for his heirs by writing an account of his Civil War experiences. Review | Mazie Hirono’s journey from poor immigrant to U.S. senator 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z I extend that same criticism to those on the left who vandalize monuments to historical figures like Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln and Junípero Serra for their sins. Column: California has a history of racist lynchings, too. Ignoring that fact is mass delusion 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z In 1862, Union forces led by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant defeated the Confederates at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee. Today in History 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z It's where Gen. Ulysses S. Grant lived during the Civil War, with his wife and four children, seeking some sanctuary. A post-industrial New Jersey city welcomes Dr. Jill Biden — and wants a living wage 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z Gen. Ulysses S. Grant assumed command as General-in-Chief of the Union armies in the Civil War. Today in History 2021-03-12T05:00:00Z On March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln assigned Ulysses S. Grant, who had just received his commission as lieutenant-general, to the command of the Armies of the United States. Today in History 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z The list also includes statues of Ulysses S. Grant, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and several monuments to Indigenous people. Chicago Lists Lincoln Statues Among Monuments to Review 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z "They believe essentially that the 14th Amendment is the last valid amendment, and that basically, the last valid president was Ulysses S. Grant," Feeld said in an interview. QAnon true believers think Trump will be inaugurated March 4. Maybe! National Guard will be ready 2021-02-20T05:00:00Z The 1871 law was requested and signed during Reconstruction by President Ulysses S. Grant, who invoked it that October to suppress violence in the South, including in nine South Carolina counties in rebellion. House Homeland Security chairman sues Trump and Giuliani, accusing them of inciting Capitol riot 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z In 1862, the Civil War Battle of Fort Donelson in Tennessee ended as some 12,000 Confederate soldiers surrendered; Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s victory earned him the moniker “Unconditional Surrender Grant.” Today in History 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court House, Va., effectively signaled the end of the Southern insurrection against the United States. Opinion | Democrats have prevailed, but Trumpism is still here. We can’t be complacent. 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z “Never thought that statues of Abraham Lincoln or Ulysses S. Grant would be considered ‘controversial’ in the Land of Lincoln,” Representative Darin LaHood, a Republican who represents parts of Peoria and Springfield, wrote on Twitter. Chicago Lists Lincoln Statues Among Monuments to Review 2021-02-18T05:00:00Z At some point, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who headed the Army, came in. The war secretary who barricaded himself in his office during an impeachment trial 2021-01-26T05:00:00Z The first was Ulysses S. Grant, who called for better treatment of Native Americans and the passage of a constitutional amendment to give Black men the right to vote. Biden Seeks to Define His Presidency by an Early Emphasis on Equity 2021-01-23T05:00:00Z The crowd was otherwise vast for the newly elected Ulysses S. Grant, as he took his oath of office on the east portico of the Capitol facing the Supreme Court. America’s first ‘virtual’ inauguration ushers in a transformed era 2021-01-20T05:00:00Z That year, President-elect Ulysses S. Grant wouldn’t share a carriage with Andrew Johnson, which prompted Johnson to skip Grant’s inauguration. Laws and customs guide presidential transitions — but some go off the rails anyway 2020-12-01T05:00:00Z The band played in wind, sleet and snow at Ulysses S. Grant’s second inaugural parade in 1873. The Marine Band has played at every inauguration since Jefferson. It’s one tradition that will carry on this year. 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z Second, Mr. Trump is boycotting the proceedings, contrary to any of his predecessors since the equally rancorous Andrew Johnson stayed away from Ulysses S. Grant’s 1869 swearing-in. Opinion | Celebrate, despite everything 2021-01-19T05:00:00Z She also saw another echo, a desire to move beyond the polarizing Johnson to his anticipated successor, Ulysses S. Grant, who like Mr. Biden was seen as a healing figure. A Preordained Coda to a Presidency 2021-01-13T05:00:00Z Monuments celebrating former presidents George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln have become high-profile targets for attack, removal, or intense review as the histories of the men they celebrate have been scrutinized. Who owns America’s history? The answer will define what replaces fallen monuments. 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z When William Belknap, the war secretary under President Ulysses S. Grant, was accused of corruption, he rushed to the White House to submit his resignation minutes before the House impeached him. For Trump and the Nation, a Final Test of Accountability 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z The year was 1869, and the president was Andrew Johnson, who detested incoming President Ulysses S. Grant. This impeached, one-term president refused to go to his successor’s inauguration. Now Trump will do the same. 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z In 1876, the House impeached President Ulysses S. Grant’s war secretary for graft, even after he resigned from his post. How to impeach a president in 12 days: Here’s what it would take 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Some four decades later, President-elect Ulysses S. Grant refused to ride with President Andrew Johnson from the White House to the Capitol for the ceremony. Trump joins a select few in skipping Biden’s inauguration 2021-01-08T05:00:00Z Although multiple Republicans objected to the measure, it passed and outgoing President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Electoral Commission Act on January 29. The 1876 election was the most divisive in U.S. history. Here’s how Congress responded. 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z President Ulysses S. Grant has earned praise for using troops, federal agents and prosecutors to break up the Reconstruction-era Ku Klux Klan. Opinion | Presidents should use the pardon power more — just not like Trump 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant was, and when Hayes won — also by wrenching the vote around in three states — he became known as “His Fraudulency.” Trump’s Attempts to Overturn the Election Are Unparalleled in U.S. History 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z In 1872, suffragist Susan B. Anthony defied the law by attempting to cast a vote for President Ulysses S. Grant. Today in History 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant was thought a taciturn simpleton. 5 great things Biden has already done 2020-11-01T04:00:00Z On the evidence of “Dreams from My Father,” Ulysses S. Grant might get a run for his money. The 20 reads book people actually want this year 2020-10-30T04:00:00Z An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated that Ulysses S. Grant defeated Andrew Johnson in the 1868 presidential election. The last Supreme Court nominee confirmed without bipartisan support never heard a single case 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z Republicans refused to consider nominating Johnson in 1868, picking General Ulysses S. Grant instead. Amid national crises, Lincoln and his Republicans remade the Supreme Court to fit their agenda 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z Indeed, assassinated presidents tend to guarantee their party retains the White House at the next election: Lincoln's murder in 1865 was a cause of his great general, Ulysses S. Grant, winning in 1868. Here are the ways a COVID diagnosis could swing the election either way for Trump 2020-10-03T04:00:00Z Taking no chances, President Ulysses S. Grant deployed U.S. troops around Washington to safeguard the capital. Disputed presidential elections: A guide to 200 years of ballot box ugliness 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Operation Grant is named for Ohio-born Republican Ulysses S. Grant, a Civil War general whom the group says “rose to the moment” to unite the nation as president after the war. Anti-Trump Republicans in divided Ohio seek votes for Biden 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z Stars and Stripes first started as a publication for Union troops during the Civil War, when soldiers commanded by Ulysses S. Grant overran Bloomfield, Mo., en route to Cape Girardeau. Trump Says He Will Reverse Pentagon Plan to Close Newspaper That Informs and Speaks for Troops 2020-09-04T04:00:00Z Myers later became the first Black postal inspector, serving under President Ulysses S. Grant. Maryland’s Black history represented in hero recommendations 2020-08-31T04:00:00Z Seymour had vetoed the initial bill to establish mail-in voting and would go on to run against Ulysses S. Grant in the 1868 presidential election. Mail-in ballots were part of a plot to deny Lincoln reelection in 1864 2020-08-22T04:00:00Z “Ulysses S. Grant and his what, what they did, who they were, is just a fantastic story to be told.” Former home of Ulysses S. Grant heads to new site in Detroit 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z On July 25, 1866, Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army of the United States, the first officer to hold the rank. Today in History 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Chauvinistic Mexicans, however, are very cognizant of the fact that Mexico lost what is now the American Southwest to the United States in the Mexican-American War which even Gen. Ulysses S. Grant called “unfair.” A Mexican-American Hyphen 1970-02-13T05:00:00Z By just about any important measure, the pre-coronavirus economy was not doing as well as it did under Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson or Bill Clinton — or Ulysses S. Grant. Fact Checker analysis: President Trump has made more than 20,000 false or misleading claims 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z More than 25,000 people attended the statue’s dedication on April 14, 1876, the day before the 11th anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination, including President Ulysses S. Grant. Black conservatives rebuke call to remove D.C.’s Emancipation Memorial 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z When statues to abolitionists and figures such as Union Gen. and former President Ulysses S. Grant are singled out, it is clear the Confederacy alone is no longer the target. Editorial Roundup: South Carolina 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z In the 19th century, the most photographed man in the world wasn’t Walt Whitman or Ulysses S. Grant or even Abraham Lincoln. Black Images Matter: How Cameras Helped—and Sometimes Harmed—Black People 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z It’s also lead to statues of Presidents George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant getting vandalized. Monuments and statues are falling. But what comes next? 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z In April 1876, more than 25,000 people, including President Ulysses S. Grant, attended the unveiling of the Freedman’s Memorial in Lincoln Park. Depicted kneeling before Lincoln, this enslaved man broke his own chains in pursuit of freedom 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z Wearing matching black polo shirts with yellow trim and few masks, the group gathered behind a statue of Ulysses S. Grant across the street from the Capitol. In an era of racial unrest, Americans converging in D.C. to celebrate the Fourth of July question the meaning of freedom 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Activists in San Francisco last week toppled a statue of Ulysses S. Grant, the former president who led the Union army to victory and who also owned a slave whom he later freed. When the Toppled Statue Is of Your Great-Great-Great-Grandfather 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z More than 25,000 people attended the statue’s dedication on April 14, 1876, the 11th anniversary of Lincoln’s assassination, including President Ulysses S. Grant. Protesters denounce Abraham Lincoln statue in D.C., urge removal of Emancipation Memorial 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z “Mobs in the street tearing down Ulysses S. Grant statues is a really chilling sight,” Williams said. Monuments and statues are falling. But what comes next? 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant — the commanding general of the Union Army — has been torn down; protesters have aimed for Andrew Jackson; Thomas Jefferson and George Washington have been pulled to the ground. Opinion | Tearing down these statues will be history, too. Let’s make it one we’re proud of. 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z President Ulysses S. Grant, members of his Cabinet, members of the House and Senate and justices of the Supreme Court all attended. Opinion | Yes, the Freedmen’s Memorial uses racist imagery. But don’t tear it down. 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Some on the left — mercifully not in the mainstream — are attacking statues of American icons such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and Ulysses S. Grant. Opinion | Funny how Trump’s dislike for ‘losers’ doesn’t extend to Confederate generals 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Mr. O’Connell said there was a “big turning point” politically in the leftist protests when vandals moved beyond attacking statues of Confederates to destroying memorials to figures such as Ulysses S. Grant and Christopher Columbus. ‘Not as long as I’m here’: Trump rejects monument destruction, pins ‘mob rule’ on Democrats 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z But Mr. Trump has been unwilling to spotlight the destruction of statues dedicated only to broadly popular figures, such as George Washington and Ulysses S. Grant. With Tweets, Videos and Rhetoric, Trump Pushes Anew to Divide Americans by Race 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Instead, Mr. Cuomo characterized the attacks — which have targeted monuments to Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Theodore Roosevelt and World War II veterans among others — as anti-racist statements. Andrew Cuomo defends destruction of U.S. monuments: ‘It’s a healthy expression’ 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant was a commanding general of the United States Army during the final 13 months of the Civil War. Trump blasts 'weak' state leaders for allowing removal of statues and historic monuments 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Friday, protesters in San Francisco defaced and toppled the statue of former President Ulysses S. Grant, who led the Union Army during the Civil War. Trump calls for arrests, prison time for vandals targeting monuments: 'There will be no exceptions!' 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z Demonstrators have been tearing down statues of historical statues around the country — not only Confederate individuals, but others such as Ulysses S. Grant, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Trump blasts Biden’s loyalty to blacks: ‘Sleepy Joe, a man who praised … segregationists’ 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z The trend soon led to attacks against statues of other historical figures, such as Christopher Columbus and former President Ulysses S. Grant. John Oliver mocked Trump in 2017 for predicting removal of Washington, Jefferson statues 2020-06-21T04:00:00Z The tear-down came a day after San Francisco protesters reportedly overturned statues of Serra, along with Francis Scott Key and President Ulysses S. Grant, in Golden Gate Park. Junipero Serra statue toppled in downtown L.A. 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z I learned that Ulysses S. Grant was a drunk butcher and a bad president, while Robert E. Lee was the epitome of military genius and personal integrity. Opinion | Renaming military bases is not erasing history. It’s erasing propaganda. 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z In one lynching documented in the report, Perry Jeffreys, his wife, and four sons were killed in Georgia after a mob learned they planned to vote for presidential candidate Ulysses S. Grant. Report documents nearly 2,000 Reconstruction-era lynchings 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump made no mention of the issue during his speech, but did single out Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, the Union commander, for praise, although mispronounced his first name as “Ulysseus.” Trump Speaks at West Point Graduation Amid Tensions With Military Leaders 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z Auld popped in the audiobook CD of “Grant,” a biography of President Ulysses S. Grant, and was driving through Davidsonville as he listened to a section about Hampton. Library CEO changes name after learning its racist roots 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z Church and other early NRA leaders, nearly all of whom were veteran Union officers, unequivocally supported President Ulysses S. Grant’s efforts to crush the Klan. Perspective | Five myths about the National Rifle Association 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Fort Sherman, named for Ulysses S. Grant’s partner in war and successor as head of the U.S. Opinion | Renaming military bases is not erasing history. It’s erasing propaganda. 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z President Ulysses S. Grant sent troops to South Carolina against the Ku Klux Klan to protect the constitutional rights of freed black Americans during Reconstruction. Trump’s False Claim That ‘Nobody Has Ever Done’ More for the Black Community Than He Has 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant expanded the grounds and the iron fencing. Security Concerns Give the White House a Fortified New Look 2020-06-05T04:00:00Z In 1975, Biden was part of a unanimous Senate vote to restore citizenship to Lee, 110 years after the general surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. George Floyd killing: reports of over 10,000 arrested as protests enter 10th day – live 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z Grant As the Civil War continues, Ulysses S. Grant takes incredible risks and becomes Abraham Lincoln’s favorite general. What's on TV Tuesday: 'The Genetic Detective'; coronavirus 2020-05-25T04:00:00Z In Lincoln’s correspondence with his generals, the letter that perhaps best illuminates his character as a leader is one he addressed to Ulysses S. Grant following the victory at Vicksburg in July 1863. Review | Three books remind us what presidential leadership looks like 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z A little more than 100 miles south, Gen. Robert E. Lee was asking Gen. Ulysses S. Grant to start negotiating the terms of peace. Review | In Lincoln’s Second Inaugural, human suffering and human sympathy 2020-04-17T04:00:00Z I thought Michael Hewitt’s March 8 Local Opinions essay on Ulysses S. Grant, “A perfect memorial for an imperfect hero,” was quite moving. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: A shameful virtual media blackout on Yemen 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z The statue of Ulysses S. Grant in front of the Capitol might just be the greatest equestrian statue on Earth. Opinion | A perfect memorial for an imperfect man, Ulysses S. Grant 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z The group raises private funds to preserve the park and other sites associated with General Ulysses S. Grant’s capture of the last Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River. Officials respond to damage at Vicksburg battlefield park 2020-03-01T05:00:00Z Pierce's pep talk was pegged off Ulysses S. Grant's famous rant to his generals prior to his 1864 "Overland" campaign, facing Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia. Can Bernie win? Absolutely — and I don't even support him 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z Johnson violated the Tenure of Office Act by replacing Stanton with Union hero and future president Ulysses S. Grant. Andrew Johnson impeached: This Day in History 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant presents a vital historical case study in presidential assessment. Truman and Coolidge go up, Jefferson and Jackson go down. How history remembers presidents 2020-02-17T05:00:00Z The most popular entry came from Ulysses S. Grant, who was driven to the project by his bankruptcy — and barely finished it because of a fatal cancer. Perspective | Presidential memoir writing tips for Obama — from other past presidents 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z When it was discovered that a roaming cow caught up in a sweep belonged to Ulysses S. Grant, the president had to pay $2 to get it back, just like anyone else. Perspective | Going to the dogs: A new book recounts D.C.’s animal control history 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z The trial was put off until after the November presidential election, which Gen. Ulysses S. Grant won. In 1868, the fate of Jefferson Davis’s neck swung on Andrew Johnson’s impeachment 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Just a few Senate votes saved Johnson, who went on to lose the Democratic nomination later that year, as Ulysses S. Grant won the election. Analysis | Trump’s legal team has multiple arguments against impeachment. Letting the voters decide is the latest rationale. 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Energized, Chase’s backers raised money for his presidential bid while spreading rumors about the drinking habits of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who was the Republican favorite for the ticket. Opinion | If John Roberts is seeking a role model, let’s hope it’s not Salmon Chase 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The artist, 28, has been dressing to impress ever since attending Ulysses S. Grant High School in Van Nuys. Breakout art star Gabriela Ruiz plays with body and identity in her first solo show 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Looking back, Frémont seems mostly like a fascinating screwup—but he was less of one than Ulysses S. Grant was, right until the Mississippi River campaigns. Pioneers of American Publicity 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z A Civil War hero, former Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, was easily elected, and Johnson has gone down in history as one of our two or three worst presidents. Impeachment: So what happens now? Your relatively clear guide to a very murky process 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z Within weeks of the Senate verdict, both parties nominated other candidates without considering him, and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant went on to win as a Republican. After Impeachment, an Angry Trump Looks to Vindication in November 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z Opponents talked about impeaching President Ulysses S. Grant amid corruption allegations against his administration. Long Before Trump, Impeachment Loomed Over Multiple Presidents 2019-11-30T05:00:00Z Into this perfect storm entered a Republican president, Ulysses S. Grant, a war hero with little political experience and terrible judgment in the friends he appointed to high office. Opinion | The ‘Deep State’ Exists to Battle People Like Trump 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z It helped that the trial was held during an election year when the Republican nominee, Civil War hero Ulysses S. Grant, was widely perceived as likely to win. The impeachment of Donald Trump: Here's how it works — assuming anything still works 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z In March 1869, Johnson refused to attend the inauguration of his successor, Ulysses S. Grant, after Grant refused to share a carriage with him en route to the ceremony. Andrew Johnson back in spotlight for 1868 impeachment brush 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z At the time, though, Shrady was immersed in his most ambitious creation, the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial near the U.S. Charlottesville’s Confederate statues still stand — and still symbolize a racist past 2019-08-10T04:00:00Z “It was left,” Noll says, “to those consummate theologians, the Reverend Doctors Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman, to decide what in fact the Bible actually meant.” Opinion | 187 House Republicans have lost their moral compass 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant wrote a memoir of enduring literary value. Opinion | Trump’s endless self-regard is being exploited — to undermine the U.S. 2019-07-01T04:00:00Z President Ulysses S. Grant began a new July 4 tradition for presidents in 1872, according to research by James Heintze, author of “The Fourth of July Encyclopedia.” Trump wants a starring role on July 4th. Jefferson settled for punch and cake. 2019-06-05T04:00:00Z Chipman had caught the eye of another Ohioan: Ulysses S. Grant. Perspective | In the city where Memorial Day started, the District honors a World War II-era veteran 2019-05-26T04:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant, the popular hero of the Union war effort, publicly refused to step into Stanton’s role, citing his “honor as a soldier and integrity as a man.” Review | A national debate over politics, principles and impeachment — in 1868 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z “The Personal Memoir of Ulysses S. Grant” was published in 1885. Confessions of a Presidential Candidate 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z And we know he’s followed very soon after by a new President, Ulysses S. Grant. The Author of a New Book About Andrew Johnson on the Right Reasons to Impeach a President 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z At first, Republicans such as President Ulysses S. Grant tried to help southern blacks through armed interventions by federal troops. Opinion | The failure of Reconstruction was a ruthless act of sabotage 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z Our historical soul mates — the folks born during the same generational cycle as we were — are George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Perspective | Time’s up, baby boomers. It’s Gen X’s turn now. 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z The practice became so raucous and destructive to the grounds that President Ulysses S. Grant signed a law in 1876 banning the game on the Capitol grounds. Trumps host the White House’s 141st Easter celebration 2019-04-21T04:00:00Z It was built along the railroad tracks a few blocks from the Truckee River when Ulysses S. Grant was president shortly after the Comstock Lode of gold and silver was struck in nearby Virginia City. 1872 time capsule may tell secrets about Reno’s history 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z Congress duly passed the Ku Klux Klan Act, and President Ulysses S. Grant signed it into law on April 20, 1871. Opinion | The fight against white supremacy could learn something from America’s first war on terror 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Under President Ulysses S. Grant, Attorney General Amos Akerman, a Southerner, vigorously prosecuted the Ku Klux Klan, and stood up to railroad magnates seeking favorable treatment in bond issues and land grants. The “Reputational Interests” of William Barr 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant, of course, wrote his memoirs because he was dying of throat cancer and desperate, after losing all his money in a Ponzi scheme, to leave an inheritance for his wife and children. How to Leave the Trump White House With a Million Dollar Parachute 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Her spy methods were not particularly sophisticated, but the information her agents provided to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant — especially during the Battle of Richmond — was crucial. A freed slave became a spy. Then she took down the Confederate White House. 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z He’s also the only military academy graduate president who wasn’t a wartime commander: West Point alumni Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight Eisenhower led U.S. military efforts in the Civil War and World War II, respectively. Then and now: World transformed over Jimmy Carter’s 94 years 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Douglass’ carving shares a four-sided column also decorated with the faces of Abraham Lincoln and Civil War generals Ulysses S. Grant and Philip Sheridan. Old mistake fixed on NY Capitol’s Frederick Douglass carving 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z He campaigned for Ulysses S. Grant in the 1868 Presidential election. The Supreme Court Case That Enshrined White Supremacy in Law 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Though Suit’s Suitland mansion — a place where he entertained such figures as President Ulysses S. Grant — was to burn down, that castle is still standing. Perspective | Answer Man raises a glass to S.T. Suit, the whiskey king who created Suitland, Md. 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z It was originally passed by President Ulysses S. Grant and was reportedly designed to help curtail rampant spending after the Civil War. Government shutdowns close agencies, furlough employees because of Democratic attorney general's 1980 opinion 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z At Gettysburg, Barlow was left for dead on the battlefield — some considered Luck’s shoulder injury to be career-threatening last season — before he found redemption fighting at Spotsylvania and at Appomattox alongside Ulysses S. Grant. Squirrel oil, raccoon thighs and tobacco spit: Capt. Andrew Luck is back in the NFL playoffs 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z Instead, Mattis released a short memo that cited an 1865 message from President Abraham Lincoln to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant: “Let nothing which is transpiring change, hinder, or delay your military movements, or plans.” Mattis departs as defense secretary as the Pentagon faces period of uncertainty 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Dun & Bradstreet, based in a suburb of Newark, N.J., traces its roots to the 1840s and boasts that it employed future presidents Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant, Grover Cleveland and William McKinley. A case of mistaken identity leads to the latest libel lawsuit against Dun & Bradstreet 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z He became a teacher and principal in New Haven and Philadelphia and in 1869 was appointed ambassador to Haiti by President Ulysses S. Grant, the nation’s first black diplomat. University names building after first black graduate 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z By just about any important measure, the economy today is not doing as well as it did under Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson and Bill Clinton — not to mention Ulysses S. Grant. Analysis | Meet the Bottomless Pinocchio, a new rating for a false claim repeated over and over again 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z When President Ulysses S. Grant occupied the White House in the 1870s, a “Christmas tree in the East Room bloomed in great glory,” one 19th-century newspaper reported. Think Melania’s red forest is kooky? Consider the Christmas tree once hidden in a White House closet. 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z It’s as if President Lincoln had dispatched Ulysses S. Grant to Richmond, Virginia, in 1864 as his liaison to Jefferson Davis. General John Abizaid may be Trump’s new man in Riyadh 2018-11-27T05:00:00Z Chernow's most recent book, a biography of President Ulysses S. Grant, was a bestseller for four months in 2017 and is being adapted into a movie by Steven Spielberg. Michelle Wolf blasts “cowards” at White House Correspondents’ Association for ditching comedy 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z The Hall of Fame’s Lee had stood next to its Ulysses S. Grant for decades. The Hall of Fame for Great Americans: As Forgotten as Some of Its Members 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z The writer is the author of “The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant.” Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Too much Trump, and not enough on Ulysses S. Grant 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z The temple, with stone columns and a tin dome, bore the last names of George Washington and Civil War heroes including Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant. How did pieces of Martha Washington’s dishware from China get to a trash pit at Arlington House? 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z If I took a time machine back to 1862, I'd find Gen. Ulysses S. Grant forcing Jews from their homes during the Civil War after baselessly blaming them for cotton smuggling. Ever blamed “the Jews”? You have blood on your hands too 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z At a rally in Ohio last week, President Trump gave a shout-out to native son Ulysses S. Grant as an “incredible” Civil War general. Trump called Ulysses S. Grant an alcoholic. Here’s what historians say about that. 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z NBC News issued a correction Sunday after reporting that President Trump described Gen. Robert E. Lee as “incredible,” acknowledging that the president was referring to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. NBC News issues correction on Grant-Lee coverage after Trump balks 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z That is, until he tapped Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, whom Mr. Trump sought to compliment there in his home state of Ohio. Forget, Hell! Trump wades into Civil War 2018-10-14T04:00:00Z The statue was dedicated in 1876 in front of Ulysses S. Grant and Frederick Douglass. DNA evidence links Muhammad Ali to heroic slave, family says 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z Basset Way, to honor the man nominated by President Ulysses S. Grant to be the first black to serve as an ambassador and diplomat. Connecticut town may rename street honoring Paul Manafort’s father 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z He said even higher economic growth was probably achieved in the 1870s, when Ulysses S. Grant was president. Analysis | President Trump’s repeated claim: 'The greatest economy in the history of our country’ 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z In its 154-year history, all of the more than 40 roadways have been named after men — such as Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ulysses S. Grant, and Gens. ‘The heroine of Newport’ will be the first woman honored with a street name at Arlington National Cemetery 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Virginia’s Seventh Congressional District runs from the exurbs of Washington to counties south of Richmond, roughly tracking the decisive battles of the Civil War where Ulysses S. Grant ultimately defeated Robert E. Lee. In Virginia, Women Form an Insurgency to Try to Topple Republican Dave Brat 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z The evidence against Mr. Belknap was considered so strong that he offered President Ulysses S. Grant his resignation, hoping that the House would then not move to impeach a private citizen. William Belknap footnote becomes touchstone in Rod Rosenstein impeachment case 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z In 1885, Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, died in Mount McGregor, New York, at age 63. Today in History 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z By just about any important measure, the economy today is not doing as well as it did under Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, Lyndon B. Johnson and Bill Clinton — and Ulysses S. Grant. Analysis | President Trump’s repeated claim: 'The greatest economy in the history of our country’ 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z His talk is based on his 2016 best-selling biography, “American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant.” Author to give Ulysses Grant talk at cottage where he died 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z By many interpretations, Confederate leaders Jefferson Davis and Robert E. Lee were left out of the post-Civil War pardon pushes of Johnson and his successor Ulysses S. Grant. Trump’s pardon-palooza: Presidents and the constitutional power to pardon 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z President Ulysses S. Grant, then halfway through his second term, decided to put on a display of diplomatic pomp-and-romp unlike any seen in Washington before. ‘Brilliant beyond all precedent’: The first White House state dinner for the king of Hawaii 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z Wallis didn’t refer directly to the Klan, which had terrorized black people during Reconstruction before being dismantled by President Ulysses S. Grant. The preacher who used Christianity to revive the Ku Klux Klan 2018-04-08T04:00:00Z President Ulysses S. Grant lived in the mid-1800s may be moved and renovated into an education center. Ulysses S. Grant’s Detroit home could be saved under plan 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z But the practice became so raucous and destructive that President Ulysses S. Grant signed a law in 1876 banning future egg-rolling to preserve the Capitol grounds. The White House Easter Egg Roll turns 140, as thousands celebrate on the South Lawn 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z True to his warrior-scholar reputation, he answered questions about today’s Middle East by invoking Ulysses S. Grant and Herodotus, and he likened the Syrian civil war to earlier conflicts in Lebanon and Algeria. Can Jim Mattis Hold the Line in Trump’s ‘War Cabinet’? 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z He was the District’s first black justice of the peace, appointed in 1869 by President Ulysses S. Grant. Fifty years ago some called D.C. ‘the colored man’s paradise.’ Then paradise erupted. 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z The farm was built by Ulysses S. Grant on land given to him and his wife by his father in 1848. Bud the elephant dies of respiratory infection 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z It later housed 10,000 federal troops before they joined Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and forced Lee’s surrender. Virginia Civil War battlefield, camp has been preserved 2018-03-03T05:00:00Z The ridge later housed 10,000 Union troops before they joined Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and forced Lee’s surrender. Officers’ names removed from public court database in Md. 2018-03-02T05:00:00Z He went back to school to get his law degree and was appointed surveyor-general of the Dakota Territory by President Ulysses S. Grant. Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z In 1876, Ulysses S. Grant gave a deposition in defense of his private secretary during a trial over whiskey distillers evading taxes. Trump has given dozens of depositions in his lawsuit-laden business career — but he could face a tougher grilling in the Russia probe 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z I opened the map that was included with my passport and saw there was another N.P.S. unit nearby, the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, officially commemorated in 1989. Letter of Recommendation: ‘Passport to Your National Parks’ 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z It’s notable that he has avoided gloating this year about victory over the Islamic State, recalling Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s refusal to visit Richmond after its collapse to the Union Army in 1865. Opinion | Trump likes Mattis. Will it last? 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Mississippi State University, and in conjunction Northeast Mississippi, earned a spot on the national academic map following the dedication of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and Williams’ Collection of Lincolniana. Mississippi editorial roundup 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z In April 1876, President Ulysses S. Grant signed legislation banning play on the grounds of the Capitol, to protect “the public property, turf and grass from destruction or injury.” Perspective | Let the people play! The Park Service plan to ban sports from the Mall is all wrong. 2017-11-13T05:00:00Z There sits Ron Chernow’s biography of Ulysses S. Grant, which no reader will wish were shorter than its 1,074 pages. Opinion | Hysterical mobs are crudely judging history. One book offers a better way. 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z Gazing up at North America's largest mausoleum, Chernow recalls that Walt Whitman dubbed Ulysses S. Grant and Abraham Lincoln the two "towering majestic figures" of the Civil War. Ron Chernow Connects Past and Present with Ulysses S. Grant Biography 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z On the other hand, after Horace Greeley lost to Ulysses S. Grant in 1872, he checked into an asylum. Opinion | What Do We Want From Presidential Also-Rans? 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z President Ulysses S. Grant approved legislation in 1876 for the monument’s completion. Opinion | The Washington Monument will endure 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant — commemorated in at least two statues in Brooklyn and a monumental tomb in Upper Manhattan — issued an order to expel Jews from three states during the Civil War. Ordering Review of Statues Puts de Blasio in Tricky Spot 2017-08-30T04:00:00Z New Yorkers are now taking aim at the Christopher Columbus statue in Columbus Circle and the tomb of Ulysses S. Grant. Opinion | Today, Stonewall Jackson. Tomorrow, Michael, Reggie and Jackson Hole 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z "Most living Americans can't understand why someone like Walt Whitman would have talked about Ulysses S. Grant in the same breath," Chernow says. Ron Chernow Connects Past and Present with Ulysses S. Grant Biography 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z To a surprising degree, Ulysses S. Grant also saw all this coming. The Confederate mystique: White America’s toxic romance with a criminal regime 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z Mosby became a close friend and confidant of his former battlefield rival, Ulysses S. Grant, and supported his re-election bid despite the former Union commanding general’s unpopularity in Virginia. Confederate memorial to anti-slavery Virginian John Singleton Mosby upends battle over monuments 2017-08-17T04:00:00Z Washburne was a U.S. congressman and served briefly as secretary of state for another Galena resident, President Ulysses S. Grant . Galena to dedicate garden to friend of Lincoln’s, Grant’s 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z He was also key in relocating the Ulysses S. Grant Association and its archives to Mississippi State nine years ago. Mississippi State gets Lincoln, Civil War collection 2017-06-21T04:00:00Z In the 19th century, Brooks Brothers gave the same subtle suggestion to Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant by publicly offering cuts thought to be more flattering to their bodies. Remembering JFK’s ‘effortless’ style 100 years after his birth 2017-05-30T04:00:00Z Finally, I suspect Ulysses S. Grant would be surprised to hear that Lee was not good at his job. Opinion | Hindsight and Confederate generals 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z “Columbia Diminuendo” will be performed Sunday at noon — and again at noon on the last Sunday of every month for the duration of 2017 — near the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, First Street NW. The Holladay brothers are staging a 12-month musical protest that ends in silence 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z She will speak on the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant. 16th and H Streets NW. Religion events from around the Washington area 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z The office of the attorney general was instrumental in fighting the Ku Klux Klan and its threat to African-Americans during Reconstruction, under President Ulysses S. Grant. Donald Trump’s white nationalist “genius bar”: Steve Bannon, Stephen Miller, Michael “Decius” Anton and beyond 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z Many scholars cite Ulysses S. Grant’s “Personal Memoirs” as the best of the genre. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z “It was Abraham Lincoln that freed the slaves. It was Rutherford B. Hayes and Ulysses S. Grant that fought against Jim Crow laws. A simple thank you would suffice.” Other provocative remarks by Maine’s governor over the years 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z LePage said Lewis needed a history lesson and then incorrectly said that GOP Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Rutherford B. Hayes fought against Jim Crow laws. The Latest: LePage says NAACP should apologize to whites 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z The university said in a statement that the documents are part of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library housed on the Starkville campus. Time travel: Civil War diaries and letters posted online 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Obama, at 55, will become one of the youngest ex-presidents in the nation’s history, eclipsed by a handful that includes Theodore Roosevelt, Ulysses S. Grant and Bill Clinton. Becoming Citizen Obama 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z Finally, on June 28, 1870, towards the end of the legislative session, President Ulysses S. Grant signed into a bill designating Christmas a legal, unpaid holiday for federal employees in the District of Columbia. The Surprising Story of Christmas in the United States 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z But historians say LePage was incorrect when he credited Republicans Rutherford B. Hayes and Ulysses S. Grant with fighting Jim Crow laws. Other provocative remarks by Maine’s governor over the years 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z Graft scandals marred Presidents Warren G. Harding and Ulysses S. Grant, whose Cabinets also were stacked with rich individuals. Trump to preside over the richest Cabinet in U.S. history 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z Army, more celebrated officers, including Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman, would have faced far greater obstacles in suppressing the slaveholders’ rebellion. The man behind the massive logistics of the Union army 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z This happened in 1872, when Horace Greeley died after losing the election to Ulysses S. Grant and before the electors met. What if? A look at the Electoral College, rogue electors 2016-11-05T04:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant, leading the Union Army, was always hearing from his generals about what Robert E. Lee was doing, Mr. Mackey explained. CEO Revamp Raises Questions About Whole Foods’ Strategy 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z The costumes weren’t quite as colorful as the ones worn by today’s trick-or-treaters — there were no vampire or President Ulysses S. Grant ragamuffins — but the goal was the same: collecting as much swag as possible. What Door-to-Door Tradition Came Before Trick-or-Treating? 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z “That made an impact on the study team,” says Tim Good, the superintendent of the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site in St. Louis, who assisted with the Ste. Genevieve study. What Happens When Your Hometown Becomes a National Park? After all, we learn in history classes that even Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee didn’t greet each other to draw more blood. Pence-Kaine debate should repeat history 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z Among presidential memoirs, only the one by Ulysses S. Grant, published in 1885, is considered by many historians to be timeless. Lucrative Book Deals Might Finance the Obamas’ Post-White House Life 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z In 1871, Ulysses S. Grant was president, much of the South was in ruins from the Civil War and the country’s nearly 4 million emancipated slaves were adjusting to freedom. ‘An offer of my heart’: A story of black love after the Civil War 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z In 1872, presidential candidate Horace Greeley died about three weeks after winning about 44 percent of the popular vote as a Liberal Republican supported by Democrats against incumbent Republican Ulysses S. Grant. A Candidate's Death Could Delay or Eliminate the Presidential Election 2016-08-30T04:00:00Z President Ulysses S. Grant would later declare it "conscience money." A $400 million cash payment to Iran has little precedent 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z The first national park - Yellowstone - was recognized by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1872. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z When I walk outside, I’m aware it’s a 19th-century neighborhood—perfect for writing a biography of Ulysses S. Grant. Hamilton Biographer Ron Chernow Finds New York’s ‘Quietest’ Home 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z In fact, the legislation signed in 1872 by President Ulysses S. Grant to create America's first national park was the result of lobbying by a host of competing interests. National Parks in Peril 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z During the early years of the Civil War, a member Abraham Lincoln’s administration told the president it was that Ulysses S. Grant was a drunkard. Letters: Is this the end of the Yasiel Puig era? 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Though the system got its start in 1872, when President Ulysses S. Grant declared Yellowstone to be the first national park, it was not until 1916 that the National Park Service was established. West Virginia editorial roundup 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z President Ulysses S. Grant sent a 100-person scouting party, which recommended against it. An expanded Panama Canal opens for giant ships 2016-06-26T04:00:00Z He is completing a biography of Ulysses S. Grant. Hamilton Biographer Ron Chernow Finds New York’s ‘Quietest’ Home 2016-08-23T04:00:00Z So did his resume as the first superintendent of Yellowstone National Park once it was established by Congress and signed into reality by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. How it all started: Yellowstone’s early history 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, triggering a series of surrenders across the South and signaling the end of the war. Civil War soldier honored with new tombstone in St. Charles 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z The blockade, led by General Ulysses S. Grant, cut off supply lines to Richmond after the Union commander failed to capture the capital city of the breakaway Confederate states in 1864. Looters hit civil war battle site in Virginia, officials say 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z It wasn’t until 1869 that Congress settled on nine justices, once President Ulysses S. Grant was in office. Eight Justices Won’t Do—but Six Were Fine for 1789 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z It also includes a sword presented to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant by his officers to honor the Union’s pivotal 1863 victory in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Gettysburg park gets 3,000 artifacts from Civil War museum 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z Officials said Dominick Gallegos, 12, a student at Ulysses S. Grant Elementary School, died at a hospital Tuesday. Parents raise alarms after a Colton 6th-grader dies after a school soccer game 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Four years later, former President Ulysses S. Grant attempted a comeback after leaving office in 1877. Don’t Coddle Donald Trump 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z It is named for Civil War general and former President Ulysses S. Grant, who originally worked a portion of the land. Billy Busch announces his plan for Grant’s Farm 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z Although Ulysses S. Grant signed an act in 1872 that made Yellowstone the first official national park, enhanced efforts to protect public lands were frequently met with political opposition. Wild Visions Afterward, the presidential paper historians of George Washington, Ulysses S. Grant and Andrew Jackson will speak about their projects and how they relate to Van Buren. Cumberland University launches project on Martin Van Buren 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z But it was President Ulysses S. Grant who authorized the first national park, Yellowstone, in 1872. Kentucky Editorial Roundup 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z President Ulysses S. Grant is sometimes credited with coining the term "lobbyist" to refer to the men who sought his assistance by buttonholing him in the lobby of a hotel near the White House. Penalty against lobbying firm sends message to an industry unfamiliar with prosecution 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z The agency oversees more than 50 historic sites, including former President Ulysses S. Grant’s Galena home; New Salem, where Lincoln began his political career; and the Shawneetown Bank in southern Illinois. Director of agency that oversees Lincoln museum dismissed 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z The second president without any political experience was Ulysses S. Grant, the "Hero of Appomattox" and the Civil War, another military man who had, as it happened, fought under Taylor in Mexico. The Myth of 'Citizen Statesmen' 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z But he fired George McClellan, who was his sober general in the Union Army, and hired Ulysses S. Grant, who had already been court-martialed once for drinking. Susan Cheever chronicles drinking in America in new book 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z The building is part of a large public-housing project called the General Ulysses S. Grant Houses, situated a few blocks north of Columbia University. A Father’s Fight to Stop the Cycle of Violence 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z Popular General Ulysses S. Grant and experienced government hands William Howard Taft and Herbert Hoover were other presidents never to hold elective office, but few questioned their experience or qualifications. Outsiders Looking In 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z “I’ve got the document - or a copy of the document - signed by Ulysses S. Grant.” History is alive for fifth-generation Corvallis farmer 2015-09-12T04:00:00Z But that is how the sculptor, Henry Merwin Shrady, chose to depict himself in a corner of his memorial to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant outside the U.S. Grant Memorial gets a facelift as story of its tormented sculptor is retold 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z While in office, Harding was more outspoken on civil rights for blacks than perhaps any other president since Ulysses S. Grant. DNA That Confirmed One Warren Harding Rumor Refutes Another 2015-08-18T04:00:00Z Chief executives since Ulysses S. Grant have made the trek for the fresh ocean air and wide open wetlands and woods. Summer White House no big deal on Martha's Vineyard 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z The question for Harold Holzer — former government official, former Metropolitan Museum of Art official — was: Aren’t you about to follow in the footsteps of men like, oh, maybe, Ulysses S. Grant? Former Met Museum Official to Lead Roosevelt House 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z Ulysses S. Grant said there had been a “deliberate attempt” on the life of President Andrew Johnson during a visit to Indianapolis. The List of Presidential Assassination Attempts Is Shockingly Longer than Anyone Thought 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z Hundreds of witnesses testified, including the top Union general, Ulysses S. Grant; Maj. One of the last grim scenes of the Civil War was caught on camera 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z In the years after the war, there were different unsuccessful proposals to build the bridge as a monument to the Union’s two greatest heroes: Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and President Abraham Lincoln. A force of history 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z Gen. Ulysses S. Grant outraged Jews by expelling them from the territories he oversaw in Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee during the Civil War. Obama takes step to mend relations with speech at Adas Israel synagogue 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Miller likened Nutter to another largely unheralded leader: Ulysses S. Grant, the Civil War general who led the Union Army against the Confederacy. What's love got to do with it? Michael Nutter's knotty legacy 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Another option: “Ha, sweetheart. That’s funny, it’s like me calling you Ulysses S. Grant, or a tree.” 6 Ways To Shut Down Sexist Comments At Work 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z In 1822, the 18th president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant, was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Three-Minute Briefing: 'Clinton Cash' – the Good, Bad and Erroneous – Dominates 2016 Talk 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z Today is the birthday of Ulysses S. Grant, our 18th president, born in Ohio in 1822. New York Today: The Artist Was Present 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z It barely cleared a row of trees and a statue of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Friend Feared Capitol Gyrocopter Pilot Would Get Shot Down 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z At the end of Lincoln’s Cabinet meeting that morning, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, commander of the Union army, told the president that he could not go to the theater with him that night. 150 years later, tributes in the rain to Lincoln on the day of his assassination 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z He was President Truman in two TV movies; Ulysses S. Grant in a 1977 drama about Gen. George Armstrong Custer; and Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower in “Churchill and the Generals,” a 1979 BBC production. Richard Dysart, actor in TV courtroom drama ‘L.A. Law,’ dies at 86 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z On April 9, 1865, 150 years ago today, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered in Virginia to the Union’s Commanding General, Ulysses S. Grant, marking the official end of the four-year American Civil War. Civil War Remembered in Photos and Letters of Brooklyn Soldiers 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z Nevertheless, Lee’s meeting with Union commander Ulysses S. Grant was both the practical end of Confederate resistance and essential beginning of national reconciliation. Lessons From The Civil War 150 Years Later: U.S. Should Stop Killing People Without Good Reason 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z One hundred and fifty years ago today, Gen. Robert E. Lee of the Confederate Army surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, the Union commander, after the battle at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. Latest News: South Carolina Fallout, Tsarnaev Trial, Iraq Conflict 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z One hundred and fifty years ago Thursday, after Union infantry effectively encircled the Army of Northern Virginia, Robert E. Lee sent a note to Ulysses S. Grant proposing a meeting to discuss terms of surrender. Today’s GOP is the party of Jefferson Davis, not of Lincoln 2015-04-08T04:00:00Z But it also is home to a museum that features Civil War memorabilia, including one case filled with items connected to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Displays keep alive memories of Civil War soldiers 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z All are dominos leading to Appomattox, about 90 miles west of Richmond, and Lee’s surrender to his Union counterpart, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. After 65 battlefields, buff’s Civil War campaign nears end 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in a farmhouse parlor in Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, standing with other war correspondents in the front yard was William Downs MacGregor of The Associated Press. AP WAS THERE: 150 years ago, Lee surrenders to Grant 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z Gen. Ulysses S. Grant III, grandson of the Ohio-born Civil War hero who became the 18th president of the United States. NY estate sale of Ulysses S. Grant’s descendent being held 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Objects like hand-colored lithographs created by Currier & Ives, and an editorial cartoon by Thomas Nast in 1872 from Harper’s Weekly, about Ulysses S. Grant, are examples of this transition. The Changing Imagery of U.S. Presidents: ‘From Portraits to Tweets’ Is On View in Hempstead 2015-03-13T04:00:00Z Gen. Ulysses S. Grant captured the fort five days later. Three-Minute Briefing: Despite Pressure to Change Plans, Netanyahu Doubles Down 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z And Bush Sr. wasn’t the only public puker who resided at 1600 Penn. Ulysses S. Grant was often wrongly prescribed brandy for his migraine headaches, which resulted in his reputation as a reckless drunk. 5 Solid Party Tips from Presidential History 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z Investigators traced the computer malware used to obtain customer information back to November 2013, when the compromised point-of-sale terminals were located at the Old Courthouse downtown and the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site. Parks group reports Gateway Arch credit card breach 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z The surviving brothers were captured within days of Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox in April 1865. Letter from son details death of brother in Civil War battle 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z For the first time since Ulysses S. Grant was president, America is not the leading economic power on the planet. China's Now The World Number One Economy And It Doesn't Matter A Darn 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z “And to paraphrase Ulysses S. Grant, the best way to ensure the repeal of a bad law is to enforce it vigorously.” Judicial Watch Loses Orthodontist Suit Against Delay Of Obamacare Employer Mandate 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Abraham Lincoln fired a series of generals during the Civil War until finding Ulysses S. Grant. Hagel’s Departure Bears Little Likeness to Rumsfeld’s Removal 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z Among the bovines was one owned by the superintendent of federal buildings and another owned by President Ulysses S. Grant. This weekend’s conference on D.C. history has a little bit of everything With the top Union general, Ulysses S. Grant, confronting Robert E. Lee in Virginia, Sherman proposed an arcing campaign, first southward across Georgia to Savannah, then through the Carolinas toward Virginia to aid Grant. Sherman’s March at 150: 5 questions and answers 2014-11-16T05:00:00Z Flowerdew Town became the second permanent and continuously occupied settlement after Jamestown and is where Gen. Ulysses S. Grant arrived after crossing the James River during the Civil War. Town Square | Contemporary mansion on James River to be auctioned The Reds toured the country in 1869, racking up wins and reportedly a visit to the White House to meet President Ulysses S. Grant. D.C.’s Doug Allison, the ‘king of catchers,’ braved the old game with guts and no mask No power couple cut a wider social swath in post-Civil War Washington than President Ulysses S. Grant’s attorney general, George H. Williams, and his wife, Kate. In the 19th century, a different Secret Service, but not without controversy This is the tradition of Julia Grant, the wife of President Ulysses S. Grant, whose “weekly audiences,” the Times observed in 1871, were “the most peculiarly republican gatherings” in Washington. Keeping the White House Open 2014-10-01T04:00:00Z It attracts, from the south, Columbia University students and, from the east, residents of the Ulysses S. Grant housing projects. How Coconut Water and Kombucha Took Over the Corner Store 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Woodhull — who was born this day, Sept. 23, in 1838 in Homer, Ohio — challenged Ulysses S. Grant in the 1872 presidential election as the Equal Rights Party candidate. Sept. 23, 1838: Victoria Claflin Woodhull, a future presidential candidate, is born 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z Atlantic correspondent Ta-Nehisi Coates was among the first to draw attention to the review on Twitter, where, fittingly, his avatar appears as Ulysses S. Grant: The Economist Retracts a Book Review Complaining That a Historical Account of Slavery Depicted Slaves as ‘Victims’ General Ulysses S. Grant took the fight to the South and Lee eventually surrendered at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. Obama to award Civil War hero with posthumous Medal of Honor 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z During the 19th and 20th centuries, seven Republican presidents called Ohio home, from Ulysses S. Grant to Warren G. Harding. Cleveland’s winning bid to host the GOP convention highlights Portman’s influence True enough, yet a number of people have mastered it, among them Sherman and his close collaborator, Ulysses S. Grant. Review: ‘Fierce Patriot: The Tangled Lives of William Tecumseh Sherman’ by Robert O’Connell The lives of Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee are explored through paintings, photographs and historic objects. Going Out Guide for the District of Columbia, July 3-9, 2014 After the Union is defeated in the West, Ulysses S. Grant takes command. Diana Gabaldon’s ‘Written In My Own Heart’s Blood’ debuts at No. 1 The prolific author or co-author of 21 previous books, including a biography of Lee’s great antagonist Ulysses S. Grant, Korda has a knack for describing the complex unfolding of Civil War battles in lucid prose. Book review: ‘Clouds of Glory: the Life and Legend of Robert E. Lee’ by Michael Korda While the conflict out west remained one of maneuver in 1864, in the east Ulysses S. Grant and the Army of the Potomac battered their way past successive confederate defensive positions at huge cost. Memorial Day Reminder Of The Foolishness Of War: 150 Years Ago Was The Civil War's Most Blood-Drenched Summer 2014-05-26T04:00:00Z More fitting than any Memorial Day commentary I could write is this description of Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox to Ulysses S. Grant. On Memorial Day, remembering the end of the Civil War The campaign was fought between Union troops commanded by Ulysses S. Grant and Confederates under Robert E. Lee in Virginia from May to June of 1864. SC site commemorating Overland Campaign 2014-05-24T04:00:00Z Gen. Ulysses S. Grant marched a considerable Union force to the North Anna River as he prepared to again confront Confederate forces led by Robert E. Lee. This Week in the Civil War 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z When a congressman nominated the teenage Grant to West Point, he mistakenly wrote the boy’s name down as Ulysses S. Grant, which stuck. U.S. Grant was the great hero of the Civil War but lost favor with historians 2014-04-24T21:17:53Z “Abraham Lincoln went through 12 generals before he got Ulysses S. Grant. He had never done a Civil War before. Well, I’ve never done a political campaign.” Marianne Williamson, California's New Age Contender for Congress 2014-04-10T10:00:47Z This is a big week in our nation’s history: in April 1865, Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, ending the Civil War. City Room: New York Today: Searching for the Civil War 2014-04-08T10:27:42Z Ulysses S. Grant studied painting while at West Point and produced landscapes and western scenes. George Bush’s Portrait Exhibition Opens in Dallas 2014-04-04T14:00:05Z Gen. Ulysses S. Grant pressed on with fierce fighting in Virginia, his massive Union force intent on breaking the backbone of the Confederacy on its territory. This Week in the Civil War 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z One hundred and fifty years ago this spring, Ulysses S. Grant took command of all the armies of the United States. U.S. Grant was the great hero of the Civil War but lost favor with historians 2014-04-24T21:17:53Z Sometime during the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, it also became the standard starting point for learning guitar — the “Stairway to Heaven” of the Gilded Age. Talkin’ Siege of Sebastopol Blues: How the first Crimean War helped create rock ‘n’ roll 2014-03-23T13:00:00Z The second most common presidential career choice is the military, where chief executives like Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ulysses S. Grant, and of course, George Washington, got their start before assuming the Oval Office. How To Become President In Two Not-So-Easy Steps 2014-03-20T18:30:28Z Langston approved and offered his parents’ book collection with autographs from former president Ulysses S. Grant and author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Once home to civil rights pioneer, historic house is now worst on the block in LeDroit 2014-02-16T01:35:28Z “Ulysses S. Grant said, ‘Quit worrying about what Bobby Lee’s doing and let’s focus on what we are doing,’ ” Culberson added. On cusp of shutdown, House conservatives excited, say they are doing the right thing 2013-09-29T00:27:00Z “A Great Day in Harlem,” the kick-off event for a monthlong celebration of everything Harlem, at the Ulysses S. Grant National Memorial Park in Upper Manhattan. City Room: July 28: Where the Candidates Are Today 2013-07-28T16:00:45Z Throughout the day at the tomb of Ulysses S. Grant on Riverside Drive. City Room: New York Today: The Beat Goes On 2013-07-26T10:21:39Z The first federal agency devoted to education was authorized by President Ulysses S. Grant in 1867, and Congress passed several laws in the 1870s aimed at establishing a national education system. The South still lies about the Civil War 2013-03-16T12:30:00Z Might as well have Ulysses S. Grant running the show. “Call of Duty: David Patraeus” 2012-11-13T19:02:00Z The center is part of the National Weather Service, which Ulysses S. Grant created under the War Department. The Weatherman Is Not a Moron 2012-09-07T21:02:28Z “A Great Day in Harlem,” the kick-off event for a monthlong celebration of everything Harlem, at the Ulysses S. Grant National Memorial Park in Upper Manhattan. City Room: July 28: Where the Candidates Are Today 2013-07-28T16:00:45Z Another interesting case for revision is Ulysses S. Grant. Letter From Washington: Judging and Ranking U.S. Presidents 2012-07-29T15:30:07Z Friends say he is a big fan of Abraham Lincoln — but also admires both Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee. Judge in Dharun Ravi Case Gets Complaints From Both Sides 2012-05-23T02:13:28Z One of these, containing fifteen acres and the old homestead, was purchased by Albert Wenzlick, who makes his summer home in the house where Ulysses S. Grant met Julia Dent. Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable 2012-03-08T03:00:11.013Z In Riverside Park, you could visit Grant’s Tomb, which really should be called Grants’ Tomb, containing as it does the bodies of both President Ulysses S. Grant, and his wife, Julia Dent Grant. City Room: A Presidential Tour, From Wall Street to 109th Street 2012-02-21T12:30:14Z One of the most notorious investment scandals in congressional history burst into the headlines 140 years ago, when President Ulysses S. Grant was in the White House. As Congress examines members' trading, an echo from a bygone era 2012-02-13T11:59:00Z Ulysses S. Grant decided the hallway was better for presidential portraits, and filled the rest of the house with elaborate chandeliers and Tiffany windows, a style mocked as Steamboat Victorian. The Houses of the G.O.P. Hopefuls 2011-12-28T23:31:38Z Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th U.S. president, took office when he was 46.9 years old and was estimated to die at 60.6 years. Stress of U.S. Presidency Doesn’t Lead to Shorter Lifespan 2011-12-06T23:20:51Z Mr. Roosevelt is the youngest President we have had, being three years younger than Ulysses S. Grant, who was forty-seven years old when inaugurated. A History of the Republican Party 2011-10-14T02:00:29.980Z The General at Eagle Ridge in Galena, overlooking Lake Galena was named for General Ulysses S. Grant, a resident of the town at the start of the Civil War. Civil War Links 2011-10-12T04:00:00Z Six miles north lies Point Pleasant, the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant. In Rural America, Fears That Beloved Post Offices Will Close 2011-10-07T19:42:26Z Start by converting the initial $50 -- the bill picturing Ulysses S. Grant -- that each of us contributes to the federal Treasury into a voucher. Wonkbook: The jobs bill is dead 2011-10-04T12:05:17Z He led a Third Party against two presidential aspirants for the Presidency, Ulysses S. Grant and Horace Greeley, in the campaign of 1872, and was defeated. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z It was called "Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant," the word "memoirs" meaning his own recollections of the events. Heroes of Israel Text of the Hero Stories with Notes and Questions for Young Students 2011-08-05T02:00:47.727Z In 1866, Ulysses S. Grant was named General of the Army of the United States, the first officer to hold the rank. Today in History 2011-07-25T04:02:31Z Our greatest general, the hero of Appomattox, Ulysses S. Grant, canvassed for Irving's "Columbus." Revisiting the Earth 2011-07-12T02:00:36.337Z Only one other secretary served a shorter term, Elihu B. Washburne, who took office under President Ulysses S. Grant on March 5, 1869, and left 11 days later to head the American mission to France. Lawrence Eagleburger, a Top Diplomat, Dies at 80 2011-06-04T20:47:10Z He adds, “There’s really something quite special about a single sporting event that has brought Baltimoreans of all classes together every year since Ulysses S. Grant was president.” The Rail: The Morning Line: Musings on the Preakness 2011-05-21T19:02:49Z Vicksburg was the site of a pivotal Civil War battle, when Major General Ulysses S. Grant's Union army besieged the city until its surrender on July 4, 1863. Historic Vicksburg, Mississippi faces flood siege 2011-05-17T02:30:38Z Ulysses S. Grant became the embodiment of the American nation in the decades after the Civil War. How the "Lost Cause" poisoned our history books 2011-05-01T14:01:00Z Young Ulysses S. Grant fond of farm work. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z His death was confirmed by a grandson, Ulysses S. Grant VI. U. S. Grant V, Great-Grandson of the 18th President, Dies at 90 2011-03-09T03:45:02Z After surrendering his decimated army to General Ulysses S. Grant, at Appomattox, he accepted the political situation with dignity. The Raid of John Brown at Harper's Ferry as I Saw It 2011-03-02T03:00:26.877Z Ulysses S. Grant was the first president to throw a State Dinner in 1874, when he hosted King David Kalakaua of the Hawaiian Islands. White House State Dinners: Behind the Scenes of a Black-Tie Affair 2011-01-19T17:15:00Z Faber pencils were favored by notables including Ulysses S. Grant and Vincent van Gogh. Age-Old Pencil Rivalry Stays Sharp 2010-09-29T00:31:00Z Earnhardt evoked Ulysses S. Grant with his reddish beard and feline, inscrutable blue eyes. Can Dale Earnhardt Jr. Outrace His Father?s Influence? 2010-08-05T16:05:00Z Just the reassuring face of Ulysses S. Grant juxtaposed with your cold, raw fear. Viewpoint: The Lessons of the Recent Recovery 2010-05-27T21:00:00Z Four years later, the first professional baseball team, the Cincinnati Red Stockings, visited the White House and met President Ulysses S. Grant, who was born near Cincinnati. Yankees Follow Tradition With White House Visit 2010-04-24T18:14:00Z Forever, as the recent revival in the fortunes of Ulysses S. Grant demonstrates. All presidents are rorschach tests 2010-04-05T13:06:00Z Patrick McHenry wants Congress to require the U.S Treasury to replace former President Ulysses S. Grant on the bill. NC congressman wants Ronald Reagan put on $50 bill 2010-03-03T15:09:00Z And so long as we’re trying to remember history here, it doesn’t look great for the GOP to be picking on Ulysses S. Grant. Goodbye, Ulysses. Hello, Ronnie! 2010-03-04T14:05:00Z To embrace that metaphor, he now finds himself opposed by Sri Lanka’s Ulysses S. Grant, in an election that could be decided by supporters of the separatist army they defeated together. 2010-01-26T22:28:00Z He reported at the adjutant's desk in June 1839, where he found his name on the register "Ulysses S. Grant" through a mistake of his Congressman, Thomas L. Hamer. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 When the hour has struck for American slavery to be destroyed by words and laws and grape-shot, William Lloyd Garrison and Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant are ready. Five Young Men Messages of Yesterday for the Young Men of To-day Ulysses S. Grant had already become so identified with the history of our country that little remains to be added to that which has been recorded. The Greater Republic A History of the United States As a young man Ulysses S. Grant was a brave soldier, but he nearly wrecked his life because of weak yielding to his appetite. The Book of Courage This was General Ulysses S. Grant, who is now honored as one of the greatest generals of the world's history. The Story of Our Country Every Child Can Read Ulysses S. Grant's tomb is the finest mausoleum in America, and for beauty and majesty of situation one of the finest in the world. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 6 August 1906 The war lasted four years, ending on April 9, 1865, when Robert E. Lee, commander-in-chief of the army of the Southern confederacy, surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant, commander-in-chief of the Federal army. Boy Scouts Handbook The First Edition, 1911 Ulysses S. Grant or Anna Ella Carroll makes plans and maps for the campaign; McClellan and Meade are commanded to collect the columbiads, muskets and ammunition, and move their men to the attack. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Had it not been for her work, the names of James A. Garfield and of Ulysses S. Grant would never have emerged from obscurity. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II No other candidate than Ulysses S. Grant was considered at the Chicago Convention. The New Nation Grant There is but little fiction which can compare in interest with the true story of Ulysses S. Grant. Lafayette If Ulysses S. Grant, the coming idol, falters, my second bill of Impeachment will only need the change of a name.” The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan This was the appointment of General Ulysses S. Grant to the position of Commander in Chief of the Union forces. A Treasury of Heroes and Heroines A Record of High Endeavour and Strange Adventure from 500 B.C. to 1920 A.D. Speech of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at the 115th annual banquet of the Chamber of Commerce of the State of New York, May 8, 1883. America First Patriotic Readings Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, appointed brigadier-general of volunteers on August 7, 1861, to date from May 17th, assumed command on September 1st, by order of General Fremont, of the District of Southeast Missouri. From Fort Henry to Corinth Ulysses S. Grant stands out in history as one of those men to whom a uniform seems to be salvation. A History of the United States Very possibly, the list of American slain46 would contain the announcement that a mere second lieutenant, named Ulysses S. Grant, had been struck by a chance shot from one of the Mexican batteries. Ahead of the Army It was at Cairo that Carleton made the personal acquaintance, which he retained until their death, of General Ulysses S. Grant and Commodore Foote. Charles Carleton Coffin War Correspondent, Traveller, Author, and Statesman A law passed Congress February 29, 1864, reviving the grade of Lieutenant-General, and President Lincoln, the next day, appointed Ulysses S. Grant to the office, and the Senate, the succeeding day, confirmed the appointment. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 The bill was desired by the President who approved it on the 29th of February, 1864, and immediately nominated Ulysses S. Grant to be Lieutenant-General. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 That there were darker days, and many of them, must be chronicled in any true sketch of Ulysses S. Grant. Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers Out of the mud, and slush, ice and frozen pools of blood—out of the storm cloud of sleet and snow and black palls of smoke emerged the stolid, bulldog face of Ulysses S. Grant. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis Almost all the conspicuous characters in history have risen to prominence by gradual steps, but Ulysses S. Grant seemed to come before the people with a sudden bound. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z Heads of all Government Departments: Ex-President Ulysses S. Grant died this morning at 8 o'clock. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 3: Grover Cleveland, First Term But soon it was whispered about who was in the room, and there was a loud call for three cheers for Ulysses S. Grant, which were given with a will. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him Mr. Hamer, thinking Ulysses his first name, and that his middle name was probably that of his mother's family, inserted in the official appointment the name of Ulysses S. Grant. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 7, part 1: Ulysses S. Grant Schedule of swords and medals, paintings, bronzes, portraits, commissions and addresses, and objects of value and art presented by various governments in the world to General Ulysses S. Grant. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 8, part 2: Chester A. Arthur To the Senate of the United States: I nominate Ulysses S. Grant, now a major-general in the military service, to be lieutenant-general in the Army of the United States. A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 6, part 1: Abraham Lincoln Aside from President Lincoln, the most prominent personality on the northern side during the latter part of the Civil War was General Ulysses S. Grant. The United States Since the Civil War The last act of the momentous drama began by the elevation of General Ulysses S. Grant to the command-in-chief in March. The Nation in a Nutshell Early in 1862 Fort Henry on the Tennessee, and Fort Donelson on the Cumberland, were taken by General Ulysses S. Grant, who led the land forces, and Commodore A. H. Foote, who commanded the gunboats. Outline of Universal History But if you would know a grand hero in whose life opportunity shone like Mars, read the life of Ulysses S. Grant--the man out of whose very failures evolved a most brilliant success. A Fleece of Gold; Five Lessons from the Fable of Jason and the Golden Fleece General Ulysses S. Grant had been appointed commander-in-chief of the armies of the United States, and had taken command in person of the army of the Potomac, confronting Lee on the Rapidan. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee The greatest leader on the Federal side was General Ulysses S. Grant, and next to him came William T. Sherman and Philip H. Sheridan. This Country of Ours Up to within a very short time little had been heard about Ulysses S. Grant, the man destined to become the most successful general of the war. The Boys' Life of Abraham Lincoln The doorbell rang, and a hush fell over the chattering assemblage; then came the proud announcement from the doorman—"General Ulysses S. Grant"—and all the society belles crowded forward around the guest of honor. A Parody Outline of History Two soldiers sprang down from the coachman's box and stood at rigid attention while the door of the carriage opened and out stepped General Ulysses S. Grant. A Parody Outline of History |
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