Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
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| Alternative names | Hiram Ulysses Grant; Ulysses Grant; Ulysses Simpson Grant; U. S. Grant; President Grant; General Grant | ||
| Description | American military leader, politician and statesperson | ||
| Date of birth/death | 27 April 1822 | 23 July 1885 | |
| Location of birth/death | Point Pleasant | Wilton | |
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Contents
PortraitsEdit
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
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)
SignatureEdit
signature
signature from his memoirs
On currencyEdit
Series 1896 $5 Silver Certificate with the bust of General Sheridan and Ulysses S. Grant.
On the 50 dollar bill.
On postage stampsEdit
MemorialEdit
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
OtherEdit
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.
