President Ulysses S. Grant photographed by Mathew Brady
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ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT
18th President of The United States of America
April 27, 1822 • July 23, 1885
- Birthplace: Point Pleasant, Ohio
- Given Name At Birth: Hiram Ulysses Grant
- Parents: Jesse Root Grant (1794-1873), Hannah Simpson (1798-1883)
- 1839 - 1843: Attended U.S. Military Academy, graduated July 1, 1843
- 1846: Served under Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott in Mexican War. Promoted to brevet first lieutenant for meritorious conduct
- June 17, 1861: Commissioned Colonel of 21st Illinois Infantry Regiment
- 1864: Commissioned lieutenant general, commander-in-chief of U.S. Army
- April 9, 1865: Received Confederate General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, Virginia which ended the Civil War
- Political Party: Republican
- Age at Inauguration: 46 years, 311 days
- Term of Office: March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1877
- Term Served: 8 years
- Vice President, First Term: Schuyler Colfax (1823-1885)
- Vice President, Second Term: Henry Wilson (1812-1875)
- First Lady: Julia Boggs Dent
- Date and Place of Marriage: August 22, 1848 in St. Louis, Missouri
- Children: Frederick Dent, Ulysses Simpson, Ellen Wrenshall, Jesse Root
- 1884: Failure of 'Grant & Ward' (NY Bankers) which wiped out his fortune
- 1885: Wrote his Memoirs, completed four days before his death
- Age at Death: 63 years, 87 days
- Place of Death: Mount McGregor, New York
- Burial place: Grant's Tomb, New York City, New York
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