Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses Simpson Grant [18th]
(March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1877)

Nickname: "Hero of Appomattox"
Born: April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio
Died: July 23, 1885, in Mount McGregor, New York
Buried: Manhattan, New York City
Father: Jesse Root Grant
Mother: Hannah Simpson Grant
Married:
Julia Boggs Dent (1826-1902), on August 22, 1848

    Children:
  • Frederick Dent Grant (1850-1912);
  • Ulysses Simpson Grant (1852-1929);
  • Ellen Wrenshall Grant (1855-1922);
  • Jesse Root Grant (1858-1934)
Religion: Methodist
Education: Graduated, U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. (1843)
Occupation: Soldier
Military: General of the Army [Union - Civil War]. Also served during Mexican War.
Political Party: Republican
Other Government Positions: No other civilian.

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The Complete Book of U.S. Presidents
by William A. Degregorio, Connie Jo Dickerson
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Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
by Ulysses S. Grant

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