Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; [b] April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877, and was the Commanding General of the Union …

Ulysses S. Grant (/juˈl ɪ s ɪ s ɛs ɡɹ æ nt/ c), né le 27 avril 1822 à Point Pleasant (Ohio) et mort le 23 juillet 1885 à Wilton (État de New York), est un militaire et homme d'État américain.

Jun 9, 2026 · Ulysses S. Grant was an American general, Union army commander during the late years of the American Civil War, and 18th president of the United States. It was under his command that …

After Lincoln’s assassination on April 15, 1865, Grant worked with incoming President Andrew Johnson to bring the South back into the Union, a period known as Reconstruction.

Jun 9, 2026 · The war effectively ended in April 1865 when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia.

For much of his life, Ulysses S. Grant failed at every occupation he tried. But in the United States Army, his remarkable talents as a soldier and leader saved his country from falling apart.

During the years immediately following the war, General Ulysses S. Grant criticized President Andrew Johnson’s Reconstruction plan and aligned himself with Radical Republicans. In the 1868 election, …

Late in the administration of Andrew Johnson, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant quarreled with the President and aligned himself with the Radical Republicans. He was, as the symbol of Union victory during the Civil …

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 …

Après avoir quitté la Maison-Blanche, Grant innove en devenant le premier président à publier ses Mémoires. Ulysses Grant meurt le 23 juillet 1885 dans sa maison des monts Adirondacks.