Ulysses S. Grant continued the American tradition of electing military figures as presidents—those men who led and won key battles in war. Attempting to be apolitical, Grant campaigned on the ...

An attempt to cut down on the illegal cotton trade, Grant’s decision, announced on this day in 1862, was immensely controversial and hounded him for years Eli Wizevich The Union general directly ...

At the time of Ulysses S. Grant's election to the presidency in ... states from denying citizens the vote because of their race, color, or the previous experience of being a slave.

If he does, the visit will come 140 years after Ulysses S Grant was the first American president to tour Scotland. Like Trump, Grant was a Washington outsider, despised by Democrats and many ...

Ulysses S. Grant, who lived here with his wife, family and enslaved workers in the 1850s. A large portion of the original 850-acre estate was sold off to the Busch family and now operates as Grant ...

At the time of Ulysses S. Grant's election to the presidency in ... states from denying citizens the vote because of their race, color, or the previous experience of being a slave.