As Union General Ulysses S. Grant pushed southward from Tennessee into Oxford, Mississippi, in December 1862, he felt the pressure of the Southern cotton economy closing around him.

Ulysses S. Grant was born. U. S ... with the rank of lieutenant general. No soldier since George Washington had held the rank. As commander, Grant worked to constantly occupy Robert E.

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 ...

Diving into the favorite dishes of renowned historical figures usually brings up some pretty fascinating finds. Take Audrey Hepburn, for example, who's beloved chocolate cake used almost an entire ...

This nearly 10-acre site is dedicated to the U.S. Civil War general and two-term U.S. president, Ulysses S. Grant, who lived here with his wife, family and enslaved workers in the 1850s.

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Why look back when we still have so far to go? As home to the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Mississippi State University has assembled a staggering array of artifacts from the famed civil war ...

18th US President and famed Union general Ulysses S. Grant was an Odd Fellow. That is, he belonged to a society known as the Independent Order of Odd Fellows .

Ulysses S. Grant, who settled on the land in 1855 to ... so check the farm's website before planning your visit. Though general admission to the farm is free, you will have to pay for parking.

General in Chief of the Union Army and U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant rose from comparative obscurity to become general in chief of the Union army late in the war, securing victory by through ...

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 ...