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a letter from President Grant
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Did You Know?
• He was once fined $20 for speeding on his horse.
• He was a 39-year old clerk when he volunteered to fight for the Union.
• He apologized upon leaving the White House, not for errors of intent but for errors of judgment.
• Even though he had throat cancer, he finished his memoirs and had them published with the help of Mark Twain.
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Key Events in the Administration
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Ulysses S. Grant
(April 27, 1822 - July 23, 1885)
Life Facts
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Personal:
• First Lady: Julia Grant, Wife
• Wife's Maiden Name: Julia Dent
• Number of Children: 4
• Education Level: College
• School Attended: United States Military Academy
• Religion: Methodist
• Profession: Military, Farmer, Business
• Military Service: Full General
Public Service:
• Dates of Presidency: 3/4/1869 - 3/3/1877
• Presidency Number: 18
• Number of Terms: 2
• Why Presidency Ended: End of 2nd term
• Party: Republican
• His Vice President(s): Schyler Colfax, Henry Wilson
Methodology and Resources
Presidential Places
Birthplace:
Grants Birthplace
Gravesite: Grant's Tomb
Other Sites: Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site
Reference Material
Bibliography
Inaugural Address
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• Ulysses S. Grant Life Portrait: From General Grant National Memorial - New York City, NY
Guests included: John Simon, editor, The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, and executive director, Ulysses S. Grant Association; Allan Ballard, history professor, State University of New York at Albany; Ulysses Grant Dietz, great, great grandson of President Grant and member of Grant Monument Association Watch | Order Videotape
• Pamela Sanfillippo on Grant and St. Louis Watch
• Geoffrey Perret, author, Ulysses S. Grant: Soldier and President Watch
• Frank Scaturro, author, President Grant Reconsidered, at the Montgomery County (MD) Civil War roundtable Watch
•100th anniversary commemoration of Grant's tomb dedication Watch
• Gordon Cotton and Terry Winschel on Grant and the Civil War Watch
• 1995 Washington Journal on Ulysses S. Grant Watch
• Mary Panzer, The National Portrait Gallery, on 19th century presidential photography Watch
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