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When did Ulysses die?
July 23, 1885
Ulysses S. Grant/Date of death
Who is the 18 president?
Ulysses S. Grant
In 1865, as commanding general, Ulysses S. Grant led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. As an American hero, Grant was later elected the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877), working to implement Congressional Reconstruction and to remove the vestiges of slavery.
When was Ulysses S. Grant born and died?
Grant. Ulysses S. Grant, original name Hiram Ulysses Grant, (born April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio, U.S.—died July 23, 1885, Mount McGregor, New York), U.S. general, commander of the Union armies during the late years (1864–65) of the American Civil War, and 18th president of the United States (1869–77).
What is Ulysses S. Grant’s real name?
Hiram Ulysses Grant
Ulysses S. Grant/Full name
Hiram Ulysses Grant was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio. He was the first of six children born to religious and hard-working parents, Jesse and Hannah Grant.
What bad things did Ulysses’s . Grant do?
Ulysses S. Grant: Bad President! March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877, two terms! Grant was actually not that horrible of a President, to his credit, he was an advocate of civil rights for African Americans and Native Americans, in a time when most people, and especially most politicians, weren’t. Grant actually worked to curb the power and violence…
What was the cause of Ulysses’s . Grant’s death?
On July 23, 1885, Ulysses S. Grant died of throat cancer in Wilton, N.Y.
Who was president before Ulysses’s Grant?
Grant was the 18th president of the United States. Andrew Johnson preceded Ulysses S. Grant as President, although the two did not oppose one another in the election after Johnson failed to get his party’s nomination.
Was Ulysses’s Grant a good general?
Grant was a great general. He was praised by the likes of Teddy Roosevelt and Dwight Eisenhower . He wasn’t pretty, but he was extraordinarily effective, and in the end that’s what counts. He just isn’t the noble and dignified heroic figure that is Robert E. Lee.