Ulysses S. Grant
18th President (1869-1877)
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Birth:
April 27, 1822 at Point Pleasant, Ohio as Hiram Ulysses Grant
Death:
July 23, 1885 at Wilton, New York
The Life of President Ulysses S. Grant
Birthplace and Gravesite
Photographs of Grant Birthplace — Point Pleasant, Ohio
Photographs of Grant Gravesite — New York, New York
First Lady & Family
Julia Grant Biography from the White House
Pictures of Julia Grant from the Library of Congress
Genealogy
Ulysses S. Grant genealogy
Ancestors and Descendants of Ulysses S. Grant
Biographies
White House Biography
Biography from Biography.com
Civil War Biography
Pictures & Portraits
Pictures from the Library of Congress
Photograph of Grant during the Civil War
Photographs from the Ulysses S. Grant homepage
Ulysses S. Grant's Presidency
Cabinet & Staff
List by infoplease.com
Hamilton Fish - Secretary of State
Speeches, Papers & Historical Documents
Inaugural Addresses, State of the Union speeches, and other documents from the University of Groningen
Speeches from Presidential Rhetoric
Resource Guide from the Library of Congress
Grant Papers Digital Edition
Documents from The American Presidency Project
Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library
Text of First Inaugural Address from Bartelby.com
Text of Second Inaugural Address from Bartelby.com
Memoirs from Bartelby.com
General Grant's Terms of Surrender
Vice Presidents
Schuyler Colfax biography
Schuyler Colfax statue
Henry Wilson biography
Events During Grant's Administration & Lifetime
Outline of events during Grant's administration
Military service
Civil War
Black Friday 1869
Whiskey Ring
Credit Mobilier Scandal
Personal financial crisis and memoir
1869 Inauguration
1873 Inauguration
Election Results & Presidential Campaigns
Year
Opponent
Results
1868
Horatio Seymour (Democrat)
Grant 214, Seymour 80
1872
Horace Greeley (Democrat/Liberal Republican)
Grant 286 (various candidates received a minority of electoral votes as Horace Greeley died after the election, but prior to the Electoral College vote)
1868 Campaign Overview
1872 Campaign Overview
1868 & 1872 Campaign & Election History
Further Information about Ulysses S. Grant
National Historic Sites, State Historic Sites, Landmarks, Memorials & Places to Visit
Ulysses S. Grant Birthplace - Point Pleasant, Ohio
Grant Boyhood Home and Schoolhouse - Georgetown, Ohio
Grant Statue - Columbus, Ohio
Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site - St. Louis, Missouri
Grant's Hardscrabble Cabin - St. Louis, Missouri
Grant Memorial - Chicago, Illinois
U.S. Grant Home State Historic Site - Galena, Illinois
General Grant National Memorial (Grant's Tomb) - New York, New York
Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library - Starkville, Mississippi
Ulysses S. Grant Gravesite - New York, New York
Ulysses S. Grant Cottage State Historic Site - Wilton, New York
Grant Memorial at the U.S. Capitol - Washington, D.C.
Grant Statue - Rapid City, South Dakota
Miscellaneous
Ulysses S. Grant Home Page
Ulysses S. Grant Information Center
PBS' American Experience: Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant Association
Credit Mobilier scandal
Health and Medical history
Inaugural Items
Grant Quotes
Books & Other Media
Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity, 1822-1865
American Ulysses: A Life of Ulysses S. Grant
Personal Memoirs by Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant: The American Presidents Series
President Grant Reconsidered
Grant's Secret Service: The Intelligence War from Belmont to Appomattox
The Last Full Measure
To the North Anna River: Grant and Lee, May 13-25, 1864
Cigars, Whiskey & Winning: Leadership Lessons from General Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant: Soldier & President
Grant Wins the War: Decision at Vicksburg
Campaigning With Grant
The Man Who Saved the Union: Ulysses Grant in War and Peace
Grant and Sherman: Civil War Memoirs
Grant's Last Battle: The Story Behind the Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Trivia
Ulysses S. Grant facts
Grant's name
