Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant
	Union general, politician and 18th President of the United States
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Date of birth	27 April 1822; Point Pleasant; Hiram Ulysses Grant
Date of death	23 July 1885; Wilton natural causes; laryngeal cancer (tobacco smoking);
Place of burial	Grant's Tomb;
Country of citizenship	United States of America;
Residence	New York City;
Educated at	United States Military Academy;
Occupation	military leader; politician; statesperson;
Member of	American Philosophical Society;
Member of political party	Republican Party;
Position held	President of the United States (4 March 1869 – 4 March 1877); Commanding General of the United States Army (9 March 1864 – 4 March 1869);
Native language	English;
Father	Jesse Root Grant;
Child	Frederick Dent Grant; Ulysses S. Grant, Jr.; Nellie Grant; Jesse Root Grant;
Spouse	Julia Grant (22 August 1848 – 23 July 1885);
Award received	Congressional Gold Medal;
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English: Ulysses Simpson Grant (April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American Civil War general and the 18th (1869–1877) president of the United States.

Italiano: Ulysses Simpson Grant (27 aprile 1822 – 23 luglio 1885), generale nella Guerra Civile Americana e 18° presidente degli Stati Uniti.

Svenska: Ulysses Simpson Grant var en general för amerikas förenade stater i det amerikanska inbördeskriget och var den artonde presidenten i USA.

Portraits[edit]

1855-1865
1860-1865
spring 1865
1865
1870-1880
Ulysses S. Grant Jr.
Portrait of LtGen. Ulysses S. Grant, officer of the Union Army, 1866
The Peacemakers, George P. A. Healy, 1868
General U. S. Grant
5¢, 1890-93 series US postage stamp depicting Grant
Official White House Portrait
1861
General-in-Chief of the Union Army, Ulysses S. Grant in 1865.
Union Brigadier General Ulysses S. Grant photographed at Cairo, Illinois (1861-09-04)

Signature[edit]

signature
signature from his memoirs

On currency[edit]

Series 1896 $5 Silver Certificate with the bust of General Sheridan and Ulysses S. Grant.
On the 50 dollar bill.

On postage stamps[edit]

Memorial[edit]

Memorial in Washington, D.C.
tomb
tomb
Grant Memorial Statue in Grant Park, Galena, Illinois. Julia Grant remarked that it was the best likeness of her husband, as his hands were thrust into his pockets

Other[edit]

The home of President Grant while he lived in Galena, Illinois.
With Pemberton discussing the surrender of Vicksburg
On the cover of Grant's Tobacco
United States presidential inauguration
Grant Boyhood Home, Georgetown, Ohio
"General Ulysses S. Grant at City Point in 1864 with his wife and son Jesse."
Union General US Grant smokes with his back to the smaller tree as he makes the decision with his council to "fight it out". The decision was a costly one as it lead to the Union defeat at the Battle of Cold Harbor and more than 10,000 Union dead.