Ultimately, this policy proved ineffective. Legacy: Ulysses S. Grant’s good intentions and integrity were undermined as his reputation became tarnished by corruption in his administration.

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.

Commemorating the 200th anniversary of the birth U.S. Grant, this volume consists of essays on various aspects of his life, reputation, and memorialization. There are papers on his character, early ...

As Union General Ulysses S. Grant pushed southward from Tennessee into Oxford, Mississippi, in December 1862, he felt the pressure of the Southern cotton economy closing around him. Smuggling and ...

A year ago, a survey of presidential scholars put him in the top third of chief executives while Trump ranked last. But that was before the 2024 election and campaign.

Ulysses S. Grant, who lived here with his wife, family and enslaved workers in the 1850s. A large portion of the original 850-acre estate was sold off to the Busch family and now operates as Grant ...

While Lincoln has ranked at the top of each survey, the two presidents who served right before him – Franklin Pierce and James Buchanan, both sympathetic to slavery – and his immediate successor, ...

History reminds us that presidents — from Ulysses S. Grant to Harry Truman to Donald ... But by failing to build a durable Democratic legacy, he inadvertently paved the way for Trump’s return ...

General in Chief of the Union Army and U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant rose from comparative obscurity to become general in chief of the Union army late in the war, securing victory by through ...

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic site is the family home of Grant's wife, Julia Dent. Grant, Julia, and their children lived at White Haven for several years. Grant had planned to retire to White ...

An attempt to cut down on the illegal cotton trade, Grant’s decision, announced on this day in 1862, was immensely controversial and hounded him for years Eli Wizevich The Union general directly ...