IV 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. CON. RES. 87 
Honoring the life and legacy of Ulysses S. Grant in commemoration of 
his 200th Birthday. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 28, 2022 
Mrs. WAGNER submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was 
referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 
Honoring the life and legacy of Ulysses S. Grant in 
commemoration of his 200th Birthday. 
Whereas, on July 1, 1843, Ulysses S. Grant graduated from 
the United States Military Academy at West Point, and, 
on July 31, 1854, Grant resigned from the Army at the 
grade of Captain; 
Whereas, following President Abraham Lincoln’s April 15, 
1861, proclamation calling for 75,000 volunteers to sup-
press Confederate forces, Ulysses S. Grant rejoined the 
Army and helped recruit and train volunteer soldiers for 
the Union; 
Whereas, over the course of the American Civil War, Ulysses 
S. Grant commanded a cumulative total of over 620,000 
Union soldiers and achieved major victories, including 
Fort Henry (February 1862), Fort Donelson (February 
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1862), Shiloh (April 1862), the Vicksburg Campaign 
(November 1862–July 1863), Chattanooga (November 
1863), the Wilderness Campaign (May 1864–June 1864), 
the Petersburg Campaign (June 1864–April 1865), and 
the Appomattox Campaign (April 1865); 
Whereas, on February 29, 1864, Congress reestablished the 
grade of ‘‘Lieutenant-General of the United States 
Army’’ and authorized the President to appoint, by and 
with the advice and consent of the Senate, an officer who 
was ‘‘most distinguished for courage, skill, and ability’’ 
(38th Congress, Session I, Chap. 14, Sec. 1), and that 
same day, President Abraham Lincoln nominated Ulysses 
S. Grant to be Lieutenant-General; 
Whereas, on March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln 
formally appointed Ulysses S. Grant to the grade of 
Lieutenant-General of the Army, a position previously 
held by only George Washington and Winfield Scott, al-
though Scott’s promotion was a brevet appointment; 
Whereas, on July 25, 1866, Congress established the grade 
of ‘‘General of the Army of the United States’’ (39th 
Congress, Session I, Chap. 232), and Ulysses S. Grant 
was appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the 
Senate, to General of the Army of the United States for 
his role in commanding the Union armies during the Civil 
War; 
Whereas, on March 4, 1869, Ulysses S. Grant was sworn in 
as the 18th President of the United States; and 
Whereas, throughout his two terms as President, Ulysses S. 
Grant secured the ratification of the 15th Amendment to 
the Constitution, the creation of the Department of Jus-
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tice, and the passage and implementation of the Civil 
Rights Act of 1875: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
concurring), That Congress— 
(1) honors Ulysses S. Grant for his efforts and 
leadership in defending the union of the United 
States of America; 
(2) recognizes that the military victories 
achieved under the command of Ulysses S. Grant 
were integral to the preservation of the United 
States of America; and 
(3) affirms that Ulysses S. Grant is among the 
most influential military commanders in the history 
of the United States of America. 
Æ 
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