In the summer of 1885, former President Ulysses S. Grant died in his cottage on Mt. McGregor, located outside of Saratoga Springs. Historian Ben Kemp toured the cabin and talked about Grant's ...

“The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant” – as the two volumes were titled when they first appeared in 1885-86 – has long been regarded as a classic of American autobiography and history.

Read an electronic edition of Ulysses Grant's famous Personal Memoirs, a 19th-century bestseller. Battling terminal throat cancer, Grant raced to complete his account of the Civil War.

There is a famous photograph of Ulysses S. Grant, sitting on the porch of his home in upstate New York on an obviously very cold day in 1885, writing his memoirs. He appears a forlorn figure. He ...

April 9, 2014 marked the 149th anniversary of Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. Abraham Lincoln would only be alive for less than a ...

When The Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant was released that December, it was a resounding success and acted as a kind of inheritance for his widow, Julia. She earned $450,000 in royalties from ...

In the last year of his life, Ulysses S. Grant wrote one of the most impressive memoirs ever created by any former commander in chief — it was an achievement fostered by his friendship with ...

Ulysses Grant Dietz, the great, great grandson of former U.S. President and Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant, captivated a large audience on the cottage grounds.

John Marszalek, editor of an annotated edition of Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs, discussed Grant's process for writing, his relationship with Abraham Lincoln and why he focused on the Civil War and ...