Ulysses S. Grant - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com Ulysses S. Grant A+E Networks Introduction Ulysses Grant (1822-1885) commanded the victorious Union army during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and served as the 18th U.S. president from 1869 to 1877. An Ohio native, Grant graduated from West Point and fought in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). During the Civil War, Grant, an aggressive and determined leader, was given command of all the U.S. armies. After the war he became a national hero, and the Republicans nominated him for president in 1868. A primary focus of Grant’s administration was Reconstruction, and he worked to reconcile the North and South while also attempting to protect the civil rights of newly freed black slaves. While Grant was personally honest, some of his associates were corrupt and his administration was tarnished by various scandals. After retiring, Grant invested in a brokerage firm that went bankrupt, costing him his life savings.

He spent his final days penning his memoirs, which were published the year he died and proved a critical and financial success. Google Ulysses Grant’s Early Years Hiram Ulysses Grant was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio . The following year, he moved with his parents, Jesse Grant (1794-1873) and Hannah Simpson Grant (1798-1883), to Georgetown, Ohio, where his father ran a tannery. Did You Know? Thousands of people worldwide donated at total of $600,000 for the construction of Grant's tomb in New York City. Known officially as the General Grant National Memorial, it is America's largest mausoleum and was dedicated on April 27, 1897, the 75th anniversary of Grant's birth. In 1839, Jesse Grant arranged for his son’s admission to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The congressman who appointed Grant mistakenly believed his first name was Ulysses and his middle name was Simpson (his mother’s maiden name).

Grant never amended the error and went on to accept Ulysses S. Grant as his real name, although he maintained that the “S” did not stand for anything. In 1843, Grant graduated from West Point, where he was known as a skilled horseman but an otherwise undistinguished student. He was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Infantry, which was stationed at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri , near St. Louis. The following year, he met Julia Dent (1826-1902), the sister of one of his West Point classmates and the daughter of a merchant and planter. After seeing action in the Mexican-American War , Grant returned to Missouri and married Julia in August 1848. The couple eventually had four children. In the early years of his marriage, Grant was assigned to a series of remote army posts, some of them on the West Coast, which kept him separated from his family. In 1854, he resigned from the military. Ulysses Grant and the Civil War Now a civilian, Ulysses Grant was reunited with his family at White Haven, the Missouri plantation where Julia had grown up.

There he made an unsuccessful attempt at farming, followed by a failed stint in a St. Louis real estate office. In 1860, the Grants moved to Galena, Illinois , where Ulysses worked in his father’s leather goods business. After the Civil War began in April 1861, Grant became a colonel of the 21st Illinois Volunteers. Later that summer, President Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865) made Grant a brigadier general. Grant’s first major victory came in February 1862, when his troops captured Fort Donelson in Tennessee . When the Confederate general in charge of the fort asked about terms of surrender, Grant famously replied, “No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted.” In July 1863, Grant’s forces captured Vicksburg, Mississippi , a Confederate stronghold. Grant, who was earning a reputation as a tenacious and determined leader, was appointed lieutenant general by Lincoln in March 1864 and given command of all U.S. armies. He led a series of campaigns that ultimately wore down the Confederate army and helped bring the deadliest conflict in U.S. history to a close.

On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert Lee (1807-1870) surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia , effectively ending the Civil War. Five days later, on April 14, Lincoln was assassinated by Confederate sympathizer John Wilkes Booth (1838-1865) while attending a play at Ford’s Theatre in Washington , D.C. Grant and his wife had been invited to accompany the president that night but declined in order to visit family. From War Hero to President Following the war, Ulysses Grant became a national hero, and in 1866 was appointed America’s first four-star general at the recommendation of President Andrew Johnson (1808-1875). By the summer of 1867, tensions were running high between Johnson and the Radical Republicans in Congress, who favored a more aggressive approach to Reconstruction in the South. The president removed a vocal critic of his policies, Secretary of War Edwin Stanton (1814-1869), from the Cabinet and replaced him with Grant. Congress charged that Johnson was in violation of the Tenure of Office Act and demanded Stanton’s reinstatement.

In January 1868, Grant resigned the war post, thereby breaking with Johnson, who was later impeached but acquitted by a single vote in May 1868. That same month, the Republicans nominated Grant as their presidential candidate, selecting Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885), a U.S. congressman from Indiana , as his running mate. The Democrats chose former New York governor Horatio Seymour (1810-1886) as their presidential nominee, paired with Francis Blair (1821-1875), a U.S. congressman from Missouri. In the general election, Grant won by an electoral margin of 214-80 and received more than 52 percent of the popular vote. At age 46, he became the youngest president-elect in U.S. history up to that time. Ulysses Grant in the White House Ulysses Grant entered the White House in the middle of the Reconstruction era, a tumultuous period in which the 11 Southern states that seceded before or at the start of the Civil War were brought back into the Union.

As president, Grant tried to foster a peaceful reconciliation between the North and South. He supported pardons for former Confederate leaders while also attempting to protect the civil rights of freed slaves. In 1870, the 15th Amendment, which gave black men the right to vote, was ratified. Grant signed legislation aimed at limiting the activities of white terrorist groups like the Ku Klux Klan that used violence to intimidate blacks and prevent them from voting. At various times, the president stationed federal troops throughout the South to maintain law and order. Critics charged that Grant’s actions violated states’ rights, while others contended that the president did not do enough to protect freedmen. In addition to focusing on Reconstruction, Grant signed legislation establishing the Department of Justice, the Weather Bureau (now known as the National Weather Service) and Yellowstone National Park, America’s first national park. He also tried, with limited success, to improve conditions for Native Americans. Grant’s administration made strides in foreign policy by negotiating the 1871 Treaty of Washington, which settled U.S. claims against England stemming from the activities of British-built Confederate warships that disrupted Northern shipping during the Civil War. The treaty resulted in improved relations between the United Kingdom and the United States.

Less successful was Grant’s failed attempt to annex the Caribbean nation of Santo Domingo (present-day Dominican Republic). In 1872, a group of Republicans who opposed Grant’s policies and believed he was corrupt formed the Liberal Republican Party. The group nominated New York newspaper editor Horace Greeley (1811-1872) as their presidential candidate. The Democrats also nominated Greeley, hoping the combined support would defeat Grant. Instead, the president and his running mate Henry Wilson (1812-1875), a U.S. senator from Massachusetts , won the general election by an electoral margin of 286-66 and received close to 56 percent of the popular vote. During Grant’s second term, he had to contend with a lengthy and severe depression that struck the nation in 1873 as well as various scandals that plagued his administration. He also continued to grapple with issues related to Reconstruction. Grant did not seek a third term, and Republican Rutherford Hayes (1822-1893), the governor of Ohio, won the presidency in 1876.

Scandals Ulysses Grant’s time in office was marked by scandal and corruption, although he himself did not participate in or profit from the misdeeds perpetrated by some of his associates and appointees. During his first term, a group of speculators led by James Fisk (1835-1872) and Jay Gould (1836-1892) attempted to influence the government and manipulate the gold market. The failed plot resulted in a financial panic on September 24, 1869, known as Black Friday. Even though Grant was not directly involved in the scheme, his reputation suffered because he had become personally associated with Fisk and Gould prior to the scandal. Another major scandal was the Whiskey Ring, which was exposed in 1875 and involved a network of distillers, distributors and public officials who conspired to defraud the federal government of millions in liquor tax revenue. Grant’s private secretary, Orville Babcock (1835-1884), was indicted in the scandal; however, the president defended him and he was acquitted.

Grant’s presidency occurred during an era dominated by machine politics and the patronage system of political appointments, in which politicians rewarded their supporters with government jobs and the employees, in turn, kicked back part of their salaries to the political party. In order to combat the corruption and inefficiency that resulted from this system, Grant established a civil service commission to develop more equitable methods for hiring and promoting government workers. However, civil service reform faced opposition from Congress and members of Grant’s administration, and by 1876 the commission’s funding was cut off and reform rules such as standardized exams were discontinued. Lasting reform did not take hold until 1883, when President Chester Arthur (1829-1886) signed the Pendleton Civil Service Act. Ulysses Grant’s Later Years After leaving the White House in March 1877, Ulysses Grant and his family embarked on a two-year trip around the world, during which they met with dignitaries and cheering crowds in many of the countries they visited.

At the 1880 Republican National Convention, a group of delegates voted to nominate Grant for president again; however, James Garfield (1831-1881), a U.S. congressman from Ohio, ultimately earned the nomination. He would go on to win the general election and become the 20th U.S. president. In 1881, Grant bought a brownstone on New York City’s Upper East Side. He invested his savings in a financial firm in which his son was a partner; however, the firm’s other partner swindled its investors in 1884, causing the business to collapse and bankrupting Grant. To provide for his family, the former president decided to write his memoirs. In late 1884, he was diagnosed with throat cancer. Grant died at age 63 on July 23, 1885, in Mount McGregor, New York, in the Adirondack Mountains, where he and his family were spending the summer. His memoirs, published that same year by his friend Mark Twain (1835-1910), became a major financial success.

More than a million people gathered in New York City to witness Grant’s funeral procession. The former president was laid to rest in a tomb in New York City’s Riverside Park. When Julia Grant died in 1902, she was buried beside her husband. Access hundreds of hours of historical video, commercial free, with HISTORY Vault . Start your free trial today. Tags Ulysses S. Grant Timeline - Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) Ulysses S. Grant Timeline Ulysses S. Grant Timeline 1822 April 27 - Hiram Ulysses Grant is born at Pt. Pleasant, Ohio; the first child to Jesse Root and Hannah Simpson Grant. He is called Ulysses by the family. 1823 The Grant family moves to Georgetown, Ohio 1839 Jesse Grant asks Congressman Hamer to nominate his eldest son to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Hamer makes the nomination, but mistakenly uses the name Ulysses S. Grant, believing that Ulysses was his first name, and his middle name is Simpson after his mother's maiden name.

When Grant reports for duty at the academy, he is required to accept the name change or return home and seek a new appointment with the correct name the following year. He wisely decides to accept the change rather than face his father's anger. During his four years at West Point, Grant acquires the nickname of Uncle Sam (for the initials U.S.), later shortened to Sam, a name classmates will continue to use after graduation. 1843 Ulysses S. Grant graduates from the U.S. Military Academy 21st of 39 cadets (nearly half of the class that started in 1839 dropped out before graduation). September 30 - Grant is assigned to the 4th infantry and reports to Jefferson Barracks in South St. Louis County, the largest military post in the country in 1843. Grant visits the Dent family at White Haven, the home of his former roommate and friend, Fred Dent. 1844 February - Ulysses S. Grant meets Julia Dent, younger sister of Fred, when she returns to White Haven after finishing boarding school in the city of St. Louis. May - Grant proposes to Julia Dent.

She does not initially accept, but when Grant returns following a short visit to his family's home in Ohio, she agrees to a secret engagement. Grant joins his regiment which has moved to Louisiana in anticipation of border disputes with Mexico over the U.S. annexation of Texas. 1844-1846 Grant serves in the Mexican-American War. Despite being assigned as quartermaster, he faces battle numerous times, including Churabusco, Chapultepec and Buena Vista. 1848 August 22 - Grant returns to St. Louis and marries Julia Dent at the Dent city home at 4th & Cerre. October - Ulysses & Julia are stationed at Detroit, then move to Sacketts Harbor in New York. 1850 May 30 - Frederick Dent Grant is born in St. Louis, named after Julia's father. 1852 Grant is transferred to the West Coast. Julia is pregnant and cannot make the journey with him. She returns to White Haven after stopping at Grant's parents' home in Bethel, Ohio, where she gives birth to Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. on July 22.

1854 Ulysses Grant resigns from the army in order to be reunited with his wife and two children. He begins farming the White Haven estate for his father-in-law. 1855 July 4 - Ellen Wrenshall Grant is born at Wish-ton-Wish, the home built by Julia's brother Louis but where the Grants are living. 1856 September - The Grants move into the home Ulysses built, that they facetiously name "Hardscrabble." 1857 January - Julia Grant's mother passes away, and the Grants return to live at the main house, White Haven, to help her father. 1858 February 6 - Jesse Root Grant II is born at White Haven, the fourth and last child of Ulysses and Julia Grant. 1859 Grant moves his family to the city, where he works in various jobs to provide for his family. 1860 April - The Grants move to Galena, Illinois, where Ulysses works with his two brothers in the family leather goods store. 1861 April - Grant re-enters the army following the Confederate firing on Fort Sumter on April 12.

June 15 - Grant accepts appointment as Colonel of the 21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry. July 31 - Grant is promoted to Brigadier General, thanks to the support of Illinois Congressman Elihu Washburn, a good friend of President Abraham Lincoln. 1862 February 6 - Grant is victorious at Fort Henry, in Tennessee. February 16 - Grant accepts the surrender of Confederate troops under General Simon Bolivar Buckner at Fort Donelson, TN, gaining the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant. Following these victories, Grant is promoted to Major-General of Volunteers. April 6-7 - Battle of Shiloh (Pittsburg Landing). September - Battles of Iuka and Corinth November - Campaign against Vicksburg, Mississippi begins. 1863 January 1 - President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation goes into effect. Grant appoints Chaplain John Eaton to implement his policy to care for the freedmen who are seeking army protection behind Union lines. Able-bodied men are employed by the army and receive pay for their work, becoming self-sustaining immediately. January - March - Grant attempts to bypass the city of Vicksburg by building a canal that would divert the Mississippi River away from the city.

He abandons the plan on March 27. April - Grant implements his plan to march down the western side of the river, go below Vicksburg and cross back into Mississippi above Bruinsburg. April - June - Grant takes Grand Gulf, Raymond, Jackson, Champion's Hill, and the Black River Bridge and begins the siege at Vicksburg. July 3 - Confederate General Pemberton proposes an armistice to discuss surrender terms. July 4 - Grant accepts the surrender of Pemberton and the City of Vicksburg. October 17 - Grant meets with Secretary of War Stanton in Indianapolis. October 22 - Grant arrives in Chattanooga to take command and relieve troops cut off from supplies and reinforcements. November - Battles of Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge and Chattanooga. December 8 - President Lincoln writes to thank Grant "for the skill, courage, and perseverance with which you and they, over so great difficulties, have effected that important object." 1864 March 9 - Grant receives his commission as Lieutenant General of all Union armies from President Lincoln.

May - Grant begins the Grand Campaign to have all Union armies working in unison on all fronts to keep Confederate armies from moving to support one another depending on where a battle was occurring. May 5-6 - Battle of the Wilderness June - Battle of Cold Harbor 1865 January 31 - Confederate Peace Commissioners arrive at Grant's headquarters at City Point, VA, seeking to discuss terms of surrender with the Secretary of War and President Lincoln. They are sent to Hampton Roads to meet with Lincoln. The meeting was not successful in its goals of surrender and peace. April 3 - Grant captures Petersburg and Richmond, VA. April 9 - Grant accepts the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia from Conferate General Robert E. Lee. 1868 May 24 - Ulysses Grant accepts the nomination by the Republican Party for President of the United States. His campaign slogan becomes "Let Us Have Peace." November 3 - Grant is elected President of the United States. 1869 March 4 - Grant is inaugurated 18th president. April 13 - Ely Parker becomes the first Native American appointed to a cabinet position as Commissioner of Indian Affairs. May 10 - Transcontinental Railroad is completed.

May 19 - Grant signs legislation establishing an 8-hour work day for federal employees. June 3 - Grant establishes regulations for a new Board of Indian Commissioners, in an effort to curb abuses by Indian agents. September 24 - Black Friday 1870 January 10 - Grant submits treaty for annexation of Santo Domingo to the Senate. February 3 - President Grant signs the 15th Amendment to the Constitution, giving black males the right to vote. February 9 - President Grant signs legislation establishing The Division of Telegrams and Reports for the Benefit of Commerce, which later becomes the National Weather Service. June 9 - Lakota Chief Red Cloud visits President Grant in the White House. June 22 - At Grant's request, Congress establishes the Department of Justice in order to ensure justice for newly freed African Americans and their supporters. July 22 - Grant orders troops to North Carolina to suppress Ku Klux Klan violence. 1871 March 4 - Civil Service Reform Act passed by Congress. Grant establishes the first Civil Service Commission. April 20 - Congress passes the second Enforcement Act, known as the Ku Klux Klan Act to suppress white leagues from denying African Americans their rights.

May 8 - Treaty of Washington signed, ending the dispute between the United States and England over that country's support of the former confederacy. October 17 - President Grant suspends habeas corpus in several South Carolina counties. December 19 - The Civil Service Commission appointed by President Grant submits its report to Congress. 1872 March 1 - Grant signs legislation establishing Yellowstone as the nation's first national park. April 16 - Grant implements the reforms suggested by the Civil Service Commission for the Executive Branch of the government. May 22 - Grant signs the amnesty bill for former Confederates. June 10 - Grant accepts the Republican nomination for a second term as president. November 5 - Grant is re-elected president, carrying 31 of 37 states. 1873 February 12 - Fourth Coinage Act is passed, demonitizing silver and making gold the only accepted metallic standard in the United States. March 3 - Salary Grab Act passed by Congress, doubling the president's salary and increasing the salaries for Supreme Court Justices. Hidden in the bill were retroactive salary increases for members of Congress. Public outcry forced Congress to rescind their retroactive raises.

March 4 - Grant's second inauguration. May 22 - Grant announces he will use force if necessary to restore order in Louisiana. November 7 - Spanish authorities in Cuba execute the American captain and 36 crew members and passengers of the Virginius, while flying the U. S. flag. 1874 January 12 - Grant refuses to send troops to Texas where defeated Republicans balked at conceding power. March 3 - Three Buffalo, New York men who were convicted in 1872 for registering Susan B. Anthony and other women to vote were pardoned by President Grant. April 22 - President Grant vetoes the inflation bill. September 17 - Grant orders U.S. troops and naval vessels to New Orleans to restore law and order. 1875 January 14 - Grant signs the Resumption Act, returning the country to the gold standard. January 30 - The United States and Hawaii sign a trade treaty, giving lands at Pu'u Loa for the purpose of establishing a naval base for the United States. March 1 - Civil Rights Act passed May 29 - Grant announces he will not run for a 3rd term as president.

1876 March 27 - In United States v Cruikshank, the Supreme Court weakened the Civil Rights Acts. May 10 - Centennial Exhibition of 1876 opens in Philadelphia. June 25 - Battle of Little Big Horn August 1 - Colorado enters the Union as the 38th state. November 7 - Election Day. Democrat Samuel J. Tilden wins the popular vote over Republican Rutherford B. Hayes, but does not have enough electoral college votes to win the election. 1877 January 29 - A 15 member bi-partisan election commission is formed to settle the disputed election returns from Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana. February 28 - Rutherford B. Hayes is declared president. March 4 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes the 19th President of the United States. May - Ulysses and Julia Grant leave their home in Philadelphia on a two and a half year world tour. 1879 The Grants return from their world tour and settle in New York City to be closer to their children. 1884 Grant is diagnosed with throat cancer.

Grant loses his fortune when he is swindled by his son's business partner, Ferdinand Ward. Grant begins writing his memoirs of the Civil War. 1885 July 18 - Grant finishes The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant. They are published by Mark Twain's publishing company, Charles A. Webster. July 23 - Ulysses S. Grant dies. He is buried in a temporary tomb in Riverside Park in New York City. August - Plans are made to build a permanent tomb. 1897 March - Construction of Grant's Tomb is completed. April 27 - Grant's Tomb is dedicated in an elaborate ceremony attended by hundreds of thousands of people. Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant Tweet Ulysses S. Grant, as photographed by Mathew B. Brady (National Archives) Born Hiram Ulysses Grant, in Point Pleasant, Ohio, the future General-in-Chief's name was changed due to a clerical error during his first days at the United States Military Academy at West Point.

To his friends, however, he was known simply as "Sam." After a mediocre stint as a cadet, he graduated twenty-first out of the thirty-nine cadets in class of 1843. Yet despite his less than exemplary school record, he performed well as a captain during the Mexican War (1846-1848), winning two citations for gallantry and one for meritorious conduct. Only when the fighting stopped and Grant was assigned monotonous duties at remote posts far from his wife and family did he again begin neglecting his work and drinking heavily. He resigned in 1854 to avoid being drummed out of the service. Grant spent the next six years in St. Louis, Missouri with his wife, Julia Dent Grant. After several short-lived pursuits, including a brief episode as a farmer, he moved to Galena, Illinois to be a clerk in his family's store. When the Civil War began in 1861, he jumped at the chance to volunteer for military service in the Union army.

His first command was as the colonel of the 21st Illinois Infantry, but he was quickly promoted to brigadier general in July 1861, and in September was given command of the District of Southeast Missouri. Videos See All Biographies His 1862 triumphs at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in western Tennessee won him the nickname “Unconditional Surrender” Grant, and placed him before the public eye. However, when a surprise attack by Confederate forces at the Battle of Shiloh yielded devastating casualties during the first day's fighting, President Abraham Lincoln received several demands for Grant's removal from command. Nevertheless, Lincoln refused, stating, “I can’t spare this man. He fights.” The following day, Grant's Army - bolstered by troops under Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell - fended off Confederate advances and ultimately won the day. Grant’s hard-won victory at Vicksburg , Mississippi, in May of 1863 was a strategic masterpiece. On May 1, 1863, Grant's army crossed the Mississippi River at the battle of Port Gibson. With Confederate forces unclear of his intentions, Grant sent a portion of his army under Gen. William T.

Sherman to capture the state capital, Jackson, while setting his sights on Vicksburg with a view toward permanently closing the Confederate supply base. When initial assaults on the city demonstrated the strength of Vicksburg's defenses, the Union army was forced to lay siege to the city. On July 4, 1863, after 46 days of digging trenches and lobbing hand grenades, Confederate general John Pemberton 's 30,000-man army surrendered. Coupled with the Northern victory at Gettysburg , the capture of Vicksburg marked the turning point in the war. It also made Grant the premier commander in the Federal army. Later that same year, Grant was called upon to break the stalemate at Chattanooga , further cementing his reputation as a capable and effective leader. In March 1864, President Lincoln elevated Grant to the rank of lieutenant general, and named him general-in-chief of the Armies of the United States. Making his headquarters with the Army of the Potomac, Grant was determined to crush Robert E. Lee and his vaunted Army of Northern Virginia at any cost.

Though plagued by reticent subordinates, petty squabbles between generals and horrific casualties, the Federal host bludgeoned Lee from the Rapidan River to the James in what one participant would later describe as "unspoken, unspeakable history." The battles of the Wilderness , Spotsylvania , Cold Harbor and the subsequent siege of Petersburg effectively destroyed the rebel army, leading to the fall of Richmond and Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House . Though Grant’s forces had been depleted by more than half during the last year of the war, it was Lee who surrendered in 1865. After the Civil War, President Andrew Johnson named Grant Secretary of War over the newly reunited nation. In 1868, running against Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant was elected eighteenth President of the United States. Unfortunately, though apparently innocent of graft himself, Grant’s administration was riddled with corruption, and scandal. For two years following his second term in office, Grant made a triumphal tour of the world. In 1884, he lost his entire savings to a corrupt bank. To make up some of his losses, he wrote about his war experiences for Century Magazine.

They proved so popular that he was inspired to write his excellent autobiography, Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant, finishing the two-volume set only a few days before dying of cancer at the age of sixty-three. Ulysses S. Grant is buried in New York City in the largest mausoleum of its kind in the United States. Reminiscent of Napoleon's tomb in Paris, Grant's tomb is a National Memorial. Want the Latest? Follow us on Twitter and Facebook: Grant Genealogy - President Ulysses S. Grant Family History View Records » Ulysses S. Grant Genealogy Ulysses S. Grant, destined to be the 18th president, was born in a tiny hamlet in Ohio called Point Pleasant on April 27, 1822, in a one-room, twenty square-foot wooden house owned by Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson. Ulysses S. Grant genealogy dates back to 1630 when Matthew Grant, an early ancestor in the Ulysses S. Grant family tree, arrived in Massachusetts from England.

The Grant family migrated first to Connecticut and later to Pennsylvania, where both of Ulysses' parents were from, before finally settling in Ohio. Ulysses S. Grant's family history includes his great-grandfather Noah Grant who was a captain in the Revolutionary War, although he was reputed to be lazy compared to his son, Jesse, who was ambitious and hard-working. Jesse Root Grant started work as a tanner in Owen Brown's tannery, father of infamous John Brown, and he lived with the Browns, who were part of the underground railroad. It was Jesse Root Grant who insisted Ulysses attend West Point, although it was through a fellow cadet that he met his future bride, Julia Boggs Dent, from St. Louis. Their courtship lasted over four years, as Ulysses faced opposition from her family and fought in the Mexican War. It wasn't until his heroics in the Civil War that he became well-known and a candidate for president. Grant Family Tree Grant Family History Ulysses S.

Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant, although most people called him by his middle name, and it was at West Point that Hiram was dropped and the middle initial "S" was added, although it doesn't actually stand for anything. Historians note that West Point viewed him as a country boy whose initials, H.U.G., weren't acceptable. Fellow cadets nicknamed him Sam, referencing Uncle Sam for his first two initials. Ulysses S. Grant's family genealogy includes five younger siblings, which gave Ulysses a lot of freedom. He was also his father's, Jesse Root Grant, favorite son, although this caused friction when the father's expectations didn't match his son's desires. Ulysses' father owned a tannery and was a well-known radical republican. Ulysses attended West Point against his will and didn't particularly enjoy his time there, although his friend Frederick Dent brought Ulysses to his home in St. Louis, a plantation called White Haven, where Ulysses met Julia Dent and fell in love. They were married in 1848, after Ulysses finished serving in the Mexican War under General Zachary Taylor.

Ulysses S. Grant's family history shows that he quit the army abruptly in 1854, and rumors of drunkenness followed him, although he maintained that he was never intoxicated on the duty. This was during a time that Ulysses was separated from his family, which included two young sons he didn't know. Upon leaving the army, he toiled on the land deeded to him from the Dent's family plantation in St. Louis until he left there to work in his father's tannery in Illinois. Then, the Civil War erupted, and Ulysses was about to make history. Ulysses S. Grant's family history is filled with his accomplishments during the Civil War, which led directly to him becoming president. Ulysses joined the Union side and trained new regiments in Illinois. He gained a fearsome reputation in 1862 after the Battle of Shiloh, where his aggressive leadership helped seize Tennessee and Kentucky for the Union. In 1863, he won the Battle of Vicksburg, a vital battle that gave control of the Mississippi River to the Union.

After his victory at the Battle of Chattanooga, President Lincoln promoted Ulysses to lieutenant-general and head of the entire Union Army. Robert E. Lee eventually surrendered to Ulysses at Appomattox in 1865. Ulysses remained commander of the Union Army during reconstruction and was active in promoting the newly acquired civil rights of former slaves. He planned to hold new elections so slaves could vote, and Ulysses was elected 18th president of the U.S. in 1868 and again in 1872. He was the first president since Andrew Jackson to serve two terms. His presidency is marked by Ulysses enforcing civil rights laws and fighting southern groups like Ku Klux Klan. Ulysses also got former slaves elected to state government and Congress for the first time. The Ulysses S. Grant family tree continued when his children began to marry, although he wasn't pleased with his daughter Nellie's choice of husband. She married Algernon Sartoris, an English singer and nephew of the actress Fanny Kemble. Although he turned out to be a bad husband, he left Nellie a wealthy widow in 1893.

Ulysses' son Jesse Root married Elizabeth Chapman, whose father was a founder of the California Academy of Sciences. Unfortunately, Jesse Root Grant publicly sued his wife for divorce, and the affair dragged out through the newspapers. Jesse Root Grant, after his divorce, went on to develop a gambling resort Tia Juana, which is now Tijuana, Mexico. Frederick Grant married the daughter of a Chicago real estate magnate, Henry Hamilton Honor�, and Ulysses "Buck" Jr., married Fannie Chaffee, daughter of the U.S. Senator from Colorado, Jerome Chaffee. Find Records Now for Free Start your free trial today to learn more about your ancestors using our powerful and intuitive search. Cancel any time, no strings attached. President Ulysses S. Grant 1839 Ulysses S. Grant entered West Point. 1848 Mexican War ended. Grant is a war hero. 1864 Grant became chief of the Union Army. 1865 The Civil War ended. 1868 Grant was elected President 1870 The Fifteenth Amendments was passed giving African American men the right to vote.

1873 The Presidents salary is raised form $25,000 to $50,000 a year. 1876 The results from the Presidential Election are disputed. Congress made Hayes the winner. 1884 Grant loses his live savings. 1885 Grant died just after finishing his autobiography. His autobiography became a best seller. Ulysses S. Grant 18th President His mother, Hannah Simpson, was an Irish immigrant from Dergenagh, County Tyrone. Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27, 1822. Grant was the first President born in Ohio. Grant was a Methodist. His given name was Hiram Ulysses Grant. Before leaving for West Point, he decided to reverse the names, but his appointment was in the name of Ulysses S. Grant. The Army never changed it's mind about U.S. Grant, so he finally began to use the patriotic name himself. Grant was 5' 7" tall. Ulysses S. Grant set a high jump record at West Point that lasted for more than 25 years.

Grant ran against the first woman to be nominated for President. Victoria Claflin Woodhall was nominated by the Equal Rights Party. Ulysses Grant served in both Mexican War and US Civil War. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Cold Harbor, Va. 1864. Mathew Brady. Mathew Brady Collection. National Archives and Records Administration ( Click for larger image .) US Grant: When the Illinois militia was camped near the Rio Grand before the fighting in the Mexican war, they were board and decided to perform Othello. Grant was cast as the daughter of Brabanto. Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for speeding while driving a horse and buggy in Washington, DC. He had to pay a fine of $20.00 and walk back to the White House. He suffered from migraine headaches all his life. He wore false teeth and was very squeamish. He owned a slave named William Jones, acquired from his father-in-law. At a time when he could have desperately used the money from the sale of Jones, Grant signed a document that gave his freedom.

Although Grant had 15 years in the regular military, his initial offer to serve in the Civil War was overlooked by the War Department. His letter was not found until after the war was over. His favorite breakfast was a cucumber soaked in vinegar. Grant had both a beard and a mustache. President Lincoln called Grant "the quietest little man" he ever met. He liked meat cooked well done. He didn't like the sight of blood. He was the first President whose parents were both alive when he was inaugurated. Neither parent attended his inauguration. Ulysses S. Grant established Yellowstone as the nation's first national park on March 1, 1872. It was rumored that Grant smoked twenty cigars a day. Ulysses Grant didn't have a Vice President for part of his second-term. Vice President, Henry Wilson, died in office and was not replaced, leaving Grant without a VP for more than a year. Colorado became a state during Grant's administration (1876). It is known as the Centennial State since it was formed 100 years after the U.S. was formed. Ulysses Grant was elected to two terms 1868, 1872.

President Grant had two Vice Presidents and a period of time where he didn't have a Vice President. Schuyler Colfax (1869-1873) Henry Wilson (1873-1875) none (1875-1877) A friend of Grant's once tried to get him to learn the increasingly popular game of golf. Finally, Grant consented to go as an observer. His friend, however, could not connect with the ball. Confused, Grant admitted that it did look like very good exercise but asked what the little white ball was for. His children had two ponies while they lived in the White House. The ponies were named Reb and Billy Button. Ulysses had a Newfoundland named Faithful. He was tone deaf and could not recognize any of the light airs of the time. Military music was especially annoying to him. He once told a reporter, "I only know two tunes. One of them is Yankee Doodle and the other isn't." The transcontinental railroad was finished during his administration. Grant earned $25,000 per year during his first term and $50,000 per year during his second term.

( See Presidential Salaries for all Presidents. ) Grant wrote a best-paying books of its time and it is still high on the all-time list. His book was President Grant's Memoirs. Royalties were estimated to be $500,000. He never saw the book in print He died before it was published. President Grant's picture is on the $50 bill. Ulysses S. Grant died in Mount McGregor, New York on July 23, 1885. He was 63 years and 87 days. Yes, Grant is buried in Grant's Tomb in New York City beside his wife. It is the largest mausoleum in North America. So the answer to who is buried in Grant's Tomb, is Mr. and Mrs. Grant. President McKinley dedicated Grant's Tomb. Quotes from Ulysses S. Grant "I know only two tunes; one of them is "Yankee Doodle," and the other isn't." - Grant "The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can.

Strike him as hard as you can and keep moving." - Grant Grant commented on the Mexican War of 1848: "I do not think there was ever a more wicked war than that waged by the United States on Mexico. I thought so at the time., when I was only a youngster, only I had not the moral courage enough to resign." Topics Ulysses S. Grant | president of United States | Britannica.com president of United States Alternative Title: Hiram Ulysses Grant Ulysses S. Grant William Tecumseh Sherman Ulysses S. Grant, original name Hiram Ulysses Grant (born April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant , Ohio , U.S.—died July 23, 1885, Mount McGregor, New York ), U.S. general , commander of the Union armies during the late years (1864–65) of the American Civil War, and 18th president of the United States (1869–77). (For a discussion of the history and nature of the presidency, see presidency of the United States of America .) Ulysses S. Grant.

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Key events in the life of Ulysses S. Grant. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Early life Grant was the son of Jesse Root Grant, a tanner, and Hannah Simpson, and he grew up in Georgetown, Ohio. Detesting the work around the family tannery, Ulysses instead performed his share of chores on farmland owned by his father and developed considerable skill in handling horses. In 1839 Jesse secured for Ulysses an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point , New York, and pressured him to attend. Although he had no interest in military life, Ulysses accepted the appointment, realizing that the alternative was no further education. Grant decided to reverse his given names and enroll at the academy as Ulysses Hiram (probably to avoid having the acronym HUG embroidered on his clothing); however, his congressional appointment was erroneously made in the name Ulysses S. Grant, the name he eventually accepted, maintaining that the middle initial stood for nothing. He came to be known as U.S. Grant—Uncle Sam Grant—and his classmates called him Sam.

Standing only a little over five feet tall when he entered the academy, he grew more than six inches in the next four years. Most observers thought his slouching gait and sloppiness in dress did not conform with usual soldierly bearing. Grant ranked 21st in a class of 39 when he graduated from West Point in 1843, but he had distinguished himself in horsemanship and showed such considerable ability in mathematics that he imagined himself as a teacher of the subject at the academy. Bored by the military curriculum, he took great interest in the required art courses and spent much leisure time reading classic novels. Upon graduation Grant was assigned as a brevet second lieutenant to the 4th U.S. Infantry, stationed near St. Louis, Missouri, where he fell in love with and married Julia Boggs Dent, the sister of his roommate at West Point. Britannica Stories Ringling Bros. Folds Its Tent In the Mexican War (1846–48) Grant showed gallantry in campaigns under General Zachary Taylor . He was then transferred to General Winfield Scott ’s army, where he first served as regimental quartermaster and commissary.

Although his service in these posts gave him an invaluable knowledge of army supply, it did nothing to satiate his hunger for action. Grant subsequently distinguished himself in battle in September 1847, earning brevet commissions as first lieutenant and captain, though his permanent rank was first lieutenant. Despite his heroism, Grant wrote years later: “I do not think there was ever a more wicked war….I thought so at the time…only I had not moral courage enough to resign.” On July 5, 1852, when the 4th Infantry sailed from New York for the Pacific coast, Grant left his growing family (two sons had been born) behind. Assigned to Fort Vancouver, Oregon Territory (later Washington state), he attempted to supplement his army pay with ultimately unsuccessful business ventures and was unable to reunite his family. A promotion to captain in August 1853 brought an assignment to Fort Humboldt, California, a dreary post with an unpleasant commanding officer. On April 11, 1854, Grant resigned from the army. Whether this decision was influenced in any way by Grant’s fondness for alcohol, which he reportedly drank often during his lonely years on the Pacific coast, remains open to conjecture.

USA Facts Settling at White Haven, the Dents’ estate in Missouri, Grant began to farm 80 acres (30 hectares) given to Julia by her father. This farming venture was a failure, as was a real estate partnership in St. Louis in 1859. The next year Grant joined the leather goods business owned by his father and operated by his brothers in Galena , Illinois . The Civil War At the outbreak of the Civil War in April 1861, Grant helped recruit, equip, and drill troops in Galena, then accompanied them to the state capital, Springfield , where Governor Richard Yates made him an aide and assigned him to the state adjutant general’s office. Yates appointed him colonel of an unruly regiment (later named the 21st Illinois Volunteers) in June 1861. Before he had even engaged the enemy, Grant was appointed brigadier general through the influence of Elihu B. Washburne, a U.S. congressman from Galena.

On learning this news and recalling his son’s previous failures, his father said, “Be careful, Ulyss, you are a general now—it’s a good job, don’t lose it!” To the contrary, Grant soon gained command of the District of Southeast Missouri, headquartered at Cairo , Illinois. Ulysses S. Grant. Editor Picks: Exploring 10 Types of Basketball Movies In January 1862, dissatisfied with the use of his force for defensive and diversionary purposes, Grant received permission from General Henry Wager Halleck to begin an offensive campaign. On February 16 he won the first major Union victory of the war, when Fort Donelson , on the Cumberland River in Tennessee, surrendered with about 15,000 troops. When the garrison’s commander, General Simon B. Buckner , requested his Union counterpart’s terms for surrender, Grant replied, “No terms except unconditional surrender can be accepted.

I propose to move immediately upon your works.” For many, from that point on Grant’s initials would stand for “unconditional surrender.” Promoted to major general, Grant repelled an unexpected Confederate attack on April 6–7 at Shiloh Church, near Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, but the public outcry over heavy Union losses in the battle damaged Grant’s reputation, and Halleck took personal command of the army. However, when Halleck was called to Washington as general in chief in July, Grant regained command. Before the end of the year, he began his advance toward Vicksburg , Mississippi, the last major Confederate stronghold on the Mississippi River . Displaying his characteristic aggressiveness, resilience , independence, and determination, Grant brought about the besieged city’s surrender on July 4, 1863. When Port Hudson, Louisiana , the last post on the Mississippi, fell a few days later, the Confederacy was cut in half. General Ulysses S. Grant (far left) with (left to right) General John Rawlins, General Joseph … Courtesy, Colorado Historical Society, Denver (image no.

F7289) Command over Union armies Grant was appointed lieutenant general in March 1864 and was entrusted with command of all the U.S. armies. His basic plan for the 1864 campaign was to immobilize the army of General Robert E. Lee near the Confederate capital at Richmond, Virginia, while General William Tecumseh Sherman led the western Union army southward through Georgia . It worked. By mid-June, Lee was pinned down at Petersburg , near Richmond, while Sherman’s army cut and rampaged through Georgia and cavalry forces under General Philip Sheridan destroyed railroads and supplies in Virginia. On April 2, 1865, Lee was forced to abandon his Petersburg defensive line, and the surrender of Lee’s army followed on April 9 at Appomattox Court House . This surrender, in effect, marked the end of the Civil War. The South’s defeat saddened Grant.

As he wrote in his Personal Memoirs , he felt “sad and depressed…at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly, and had suffered so much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, one of the worst for which a people ever fought.” General Ulysses S. Grant at Cold Harbor, Virginia, 1864. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Connect with Britannica Facebook Twitter YouTube Instagram Pinterest That Grant’s army vastly outnumbered Lee’s at the close of the conflict should not obscure Grant’s achievements: the Union had numerical superiority in Virginia throughout the war, yet Grant was the first general to make these numbers count. Earlier, he had rebounded from initial defeat to triumph at Shiloh. His success as a commander was due in large measure to administrative ability, receptiveness to innovation , versatility, and the ability to learn from mistakes. In late 1865 Grant, by then immensely popular, toured the South at President Andrew Johnson ’s request, was greeted with surprising friendliness, and submitted a report recommending a lenient Reconstruction policy. In 1866 he was appointed to the newly established rank of general of the armies of the United States.

In 1867 Johnson removed Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton and thereby tested the constitutionality of the Tenure of Office Act , which dictated that removals from office be at the assent of Congress, and in August appointed Grant interim secretary of war. When Congress insisted upon Stanton’s reinstatement, Grant resigned (January 1868), thus infuriating Johnson, who believed that Grant had agreed to remain in office to provoke a court decision. Trending Topics Eyjafjallajökull volcano Johnson’s angry charges brought an open break between the two men and strengthened Grant’s ties to the Republican Party , which led to his nomination for president in 1868 . The last line of his letter of acceptance, “Let us have peace,” became the Republican campaign slogan. Grant’s Democratic opponent was Horatio Seymour , former governor of New York. The race was a close one, and Grant’s narrow margin of victory in the popular vote (300,000 ballots) may have been attributable to newly enfranchised black voters. The vote of the electoral college was more one-sided, with Grant garnering 214 votes, compared with 80 for Seymour.

Results of the American presidential election, 1868… Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Grant’s presidency Grant entered the White House on March 4, 1869, politically inexperienced and, at age 46, the youngest man theretofore elected president. His appointments to office were uneven in quality but sometimes refreshing. Notably, Grant named Ely S. Parker, a Seneca Indian who had served with him as a staff officer, commissioner of Indian affairs, and Grant’s wife persuaded him to appoint Hamilton Fish secretary of state. Strong-willed and forthright, Julia Grant also later claimed credit for helping to persuade her husband to veto the Finance Bill, but she did not often involve herself in presidential decisions. She daringly—for that time—supported women’s rights and considered Susan B. Anthony to be a friend. As a result, it is said, Anthony supported Grant when he ran for reelection in 1872, rather than the first woman candidate for the presidency, Victoria Claflin Woodhull of the Equal Rights Party, a splinter group that had bolted from the National Woman Suffrage Association convention. Ulysses S. Grant.

Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Julia was not beautiful—she had a cast in her left eye and squinted—but Grant was attracted to her liveliness, and his devotion to her was unbounded. Photography was just becoming part of the political scene when Julia rose to prominence as first lady, and, self-conscious about her looks, she contemplated having surgery to correct her eyes. Grant vetoed the idea, saying he loved her as she was. Consequently, almost all pictures of her were taken in profile. The Grants had four children. Their daughter, Nellie, became a national darling, and when she was married in the White House in 1874, the public was entranced by the details of the wedding. The executive mansion was also the home for both the president’s father and his father-in-law, whose squabbling with each other was general knowledge and aroused considerable public amusement. Because the Gilded Age was at hand, Americans did not seem to mind that the Grants enjoyed ostentatious living. They redecorated the White House lavishly and entertained accordingly, with state dinners sometimes consisting of 29 courses complemented by nine French wines.

On March 18, 1869, Grant signed his first law, pledging to redeem in gold the greenback currency issued during the Civil War, thus placing himself with the financial conservatives of the day. He appointed the first Civil Service Commission, but after initially backing its recommendations, he abandoned his support for the group when faced with congressional intransigence. Grant was more persistent but equally unsuccessful when the Senate narrowly rejected a treaty of annexation with the Dominican Republic (which Grant had been persuaded would be of strategic importance to the building of a canal connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans). His negotiation of the Treaty of Washington provided for the settlement by international tribunal of American claims against Great Britain arising from the wartime activities of the British-built Confederate raider Alabama , whose sale had violated Britain’s declared neutrality. Grant won reelection easily in 1872 , defeating Horace Greeley , the editor of the New York Tribune and the candidate for the coalition formed by Democrats and Liberal Republicans, by nearly 800,000 votes in the popular election and capturing 286 of 366 electoral votes.

During the campaign, newspapers discovered that prominent Republican politicians were involved in the Crédit Mobilier of America, a shady corporation designed to siphon profits of the Union Pacific Railroad. More scandal followed in 1875, when Secretary of the Treasury Benjamin Helm Bristow exposed the operation of the “ Whiskey Ring ,” which had the aid of high-placed officials in defrauding the government of tax revenues. When the evidence touched the president’s private secretary, Orville E. Babcock, Grant regretted his earlier statement, “Let no guilty man escape.” Grant blundered in accepting the hurried resignation of Secretary of War William W. Belknap, who was impeached on charges of accepting bribes; because he was no longer a government official, Belknap escaped conviction . Discouraged and sickened, Grant closed his second term by assuring Congress, “Failures have been errors of judgment, not of intent.” Print of a Republican campaign banner for the 1872 presidential election invoking the working-class … Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. (neg. no.

lc-usz62-3983) Results of the American presidential election, 1872… Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Cartoon by Thomas Nast depicting Ulysses Grant and captioned “A Burden He Has to … Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Cartoon by Thomas Nast in support of Ulysses Grant, captioned, “The crowning insult to him … Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Cartoon by Thomas Nast supporting Ulysses S. Grant’s reelection as president in 1872. It depicts a … Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Scandals have become the best-remembered feature of the Grant administration, obscuring its more positive aspects. Grant supported both amnesty for Confederate leaders and civil rights for former slaves. He worked for ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment and went to Capitol Hill to win passage of the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, although he was largely ineffective in enforcing the civil rights laws and other tenets of Reconstruction.

His 1874 veto of a bill to increase the amount of legal tender diminished the currency crisis during the next quarter century, and he received praise two years later for his graceful handling of the controversial election of 1876 , when both Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel Jones Tilden claimed election to the presidency. Later life After leaving office, Ulysses and Julia Grant set forth on a round-the-world trip in May 1877. Grant’s reputation as the man who had saved the American Union having preceded him, he was greeted everywhere as a conquering hero. In Great Britain he and his wife were feted by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle; they also met Benjamin Disraeli . In Germany they were greeted by Otto von Bismarck ; and in Japan they shook hands with the emperor. Americans were delighted with these reports from overseas. The Grants themselves were left pondering their good fortune. Ulysses S. Grant reading on the porch of his home. Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. In 1879 Grant found that a faction of the Republican Party was eager to nominate him for a third term.

Although he did nothing to encourage support, he received more than 300 votes in each of the 36 ballots of the 1880 convention, which finally nominated James A. Garfield . In 1881 Grant bought a house in New York City and began to take an interest in the investment firm of Grant and Ward, in which his son Ulysses, Jr., was a partner. Grant put his capital at the disposal of the firm and encouraged others to follow. In 1884 the firm collapsed, swindled by Ferdinand Ward. This impoverished the entire Grant family and tarnished Grant’s reputation. In 1884 Grant began to write reminiscences of his campaigns for the Century Magazine and found this work so congenial that he began his memoirs. Despite excruciating throat pain, later diagnosed as cancer, he signed a contract with his friend Mark Twain to publish the memoirs and resolved grimly to complete them before he died.

(For an account of Grant’s experience writing his memoirs, seem Sidebar: Translating Thought into Action: Grant’s Personal Memoirs .) In June 1885 the Grant family moved to a cottage in Mount McGregor, New York, in the Adirondack Mountains , and a month later Grant died there. A funeral cortege seven miles long accompanied his coffin to a temporary vault in New York City’s Riverside Park. In 1897, on the 75th anniversary of his birth, his remains were removed to a magnificent neoclassical granite tomb at Riverside Drive on Morningside Heights in Manhattan . The project, supervised by the Grant Monument Association, was paid for by almost 100,000 contributions. A million people turned out for the dedication proceedings, with President William McKinley among the dignitaries in attendance. Grant’s Tomb , designed by the architect John Duncan , is one of the largest mausoleums in the world, 150 feet (45 metres) high, with a domed rotunda and allegorical relief figures representing episodes in Grant’s life.

Two figures representing victory and peace support a granite block containing Grant’s epitaph, his own words, “Let us have peace.” The centre crypt contains two sarcophagi. Julia Grant, who lived until 1902, was interred beside her husband, as they had planned. It was said that the idea of a single burial place for the both of them stemmed from Grant’s visit to the tomb of Ferdinand and Isabella in Spain. Grant completed his memoirs shortly before his death. Written with modesty and restraint, exhibiting equanimity , candour, and a surprisingly good sense of humour, they retain high rank among military autobiographies. Cabinet of President Ulysses S. Grant The table provides a list of cabinet members in the administration of President Ulysses S. Grant. Cabinet of President Ulysses S. Grant March 4, 1869-March 3, 1873 (Term 1) State

Question: What was the first name of American President Ulysses Grant?
Answer: HIRAM