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In 1862, in the midst of the Civil War, General Ulysses S. Grant ordered every Jew in his military district covering a large section of the central Southern states to leave within 24 hours.
This video offers a historic walkthrough of Ulysses S. Grant’s residence in Galena, IL, where he lived after the Civil War.
On this day in 1864, President Abraham Lincoln promoted Ulysses S. Grant, a major general in the U.S. Army, to the rank of lieutenant general.
This video delves into the pivotal strategies and campaigns of 1864 that led to the Union's decisive advantage in the ...
General Grant seeks to expel Jews from war zone, Dec. 17, 1862. By Andrew Glass 12/17/2015 12:02 AM EST. As the Civil War raged on this day in 1862, ...
Ulysses S. Grant led the Union’s victory in the civil war before serving two terms as president. Was he a brutal general and incompetent president — or a brilliant strategist who should be ...
Ulysses S. Grant's rank among American heroes rivaled Lincoln's while he lived, but after the Civil War general and 18th president died in 1885 his.
Ulysses S. Grant, writes Ronald C. White in his superb new biography, has “slipped from our American memory.” And White need offer no better evidence than the fact that, though he had w… ...
Three years after General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Grant on April 9, 1865, at the Appomattox Court House in Virginia, Grant was elected president of the United States.
At first glance, this photo entitled “General Grant at City Point” appears to be a rare shot of Grant reviewing his troops during the Civil War. But take a closer look at the image and ...
There is nothing stranger in American history than the up-and-down reputation of Ulysses S. Grant. Grant, who was born April 27, 1822, was the commanding general who ended the Civil War.