A rising wave of racist violence in the South prompted President Ulysses S. Grant to legal and military action against the Ku ...

This video offers a historic walkthrough of Ulysses S. Grant’s residence in Galena, IL, where he lived after the Civil War.

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. Born ...

Donald Trump will be the first president to be arrested in over 150 years since 19th cetnry president and Civil War hero Ulysses S. Grant was cuffed in 1872 for speeding in his horse-drawn carriage.

Ulysses S. Grant Finally Gets That Promotion. The Civil War general was elevated to general of the armies of the United States, a title his admirers had long sought.

Ulysses S. Grant’s 1872 brush with the law marked the first and so far only time a United States president has been arrested while in office.

On July 4, 1863, after 47 days of battle, Lt. General John Pemberton’s Confederate troops surrendered to General Ulysses S.

That president was Ulysses S. Grant, and it happened while he was in office. In 1872, President Grant was speeding down a Washington, D.C., street in his horse and buggy.

Americans, on July 4th, celebrate the nation’s birthday, when the Continental Congress officially declared that the United States was no longer a British colony, but an independent country. It gained ...

Were you Seen at the Ulysses S. Grant Bicentennial Birthday Gala presented by The Friends of the Ulysses S. Grant Cottage featuring special guest, actor Treat Williams, and virtual appearances by ...