Today, we commemorate the 200th anniversary of Ulysses S. Grant’s birthday. Born to humble beginnings, this great defender of America won our bloodiest war, trampled the dark forces of disunion ...

When police officer William Henry West pulled over Ulysses S. Grant for speeding in a horse-drawn carriage on the streets of Washington, D.C. in 1872, he issued the president a warning.

According to the Ulysses S. Grant Cottage historical site in Wilton, New York, Grant paid a $20 bond and didn’t show up to a trial the following day, forfeiting his money.

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 ...

That may be why Ronald C. White’s new biography of Ulysses S. Grant, American Ulysses (Random House, 667 pp., **** out of four stars), seems especially relevant, despite its focus on the sepia ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Historian and author Fergus M. Bordewich will discuss his new book “Klan War: Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle to Save Reconstruction” on Tuesday Oct. 1 at 6:30 p.m. “Klan War” ...

Ulysses S. Grant, 1847-1851 Unidentified Artist, National Portrait Gallery Ulysses S. Grant, 1865 Frederick Gutekunst, National Portrait Gallery Robert E. Lee, 1865 Mathew B. Brady, National ...

This month marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Civil War general and two-term president Ulysses S. Grant, whose legacy is complicated and conflicting. Skip to content. Local News.