On July 23, 1885, the United States lost one of its defining figures. Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United ...

Today, we commemorate the 200th anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant’s birthday. Born to humble beginnings, this great defender of America won our bloodiest war, trampled the dark forces of disunion, and ...

The names Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee are connected through their Civil War bond and the historic surrender, 151 years ago today, at Appomattox Court House. But how much did Lee and Grant have ...

American Ulysses. A new look at the extraordinary life of President Ulysses S. Grant. A portion of the cover of "American Ulysses" by Ronald White. (Courtesy Random House) At nearly 40, Ulysses S.

Ronald C. White is the author of “American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant.” Over the past several years, in cities and on college campuses across the nation, Civil War statues and monuments have ...

If President Ulysses S. Grant were to step into office today, he would find a familiar scene: A divided nation scarred by violence, a recalcitrant Congress, a hostile media, and a sense that the very ...

AMERICAN ULYSSES: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant, by Ronald C. White. Random House, 826 pp., $35. A mix-up on his first day at West Point in 1839 bestowed the name Ulysses S. Grant on the young cadet born ...

A newly discovered letter from suffragist Susan B. Anthony to then-President Ulysses S. Grant outlines her plea for women to get the right to vote.

Between 1877 and 1879, Ulysses S. Grant helped inaugurate a new era of U.S. diplomacy by launching an extensive world tour. In particular, the tour helped solidify the U.S. diplomatic position in East ...

The Ulysses S. Grant who emerges from Ron Chernow’s new biography, “Grant,” is a man with quite a story to tell. I could easily imagine the pitch for a modern-day memoir: Grant’s struggles with ...

Ulysses S. Grant wasn’t born in Illinois. He was a native Ohioan, but his brief time in Galena meant a lot to many of its citizens. The Ulysses S. Grant Home, a home of his, lies in Galena, serving ...

Grant's Farm was built by Civil War Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who settled on the land in 1855 to farm and raise cattle. In 1903, ...