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.

In 1868, Grant was the obvious choice for the Republican nomination and he handily won the election that November. Ulysses S. Grant was set to become the 18th President of the United States.

Historians talked about the Civil War's Chattanooga Campaign, which took place in the fall of 1863 and resulted in Union forces under General Ulysses S. Grant breaking through a Confederate siege.

Ulysses S. Grant’s 1872 brush with ... but they’re believed to center on a $130,000 payoff made to an adult-film actress during the 2016 presidential election. Comparatively, Grant’s ...

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.

When a federal jury in Washington indicted former President Donald Trump this week for his role in attempting to overturn the results of the 2020 election, it did so in part on the basis of 18 U.S ...

Portrait of the Ulysses S. Grant (1822 - 1885), ... Grant’s arrest played no role in his election win later in 1872 against Horace Greeley, who died just before Election Day.

In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for speeding on his horse-drawn carriage in Washington, DC. Grant ultimately paid a $20 bond but didn't show up to court.

Grant’s love of cigars was well-known in his time. A song was produced for his 1868 campaign titled “For President Ulysses S. Grant: A Smoking his Cigar,” and in 1884 one newspaper called ...

Timeline of Ulysses Grant, from his birth on April 27, 1822, to his death on December 14, 1902.