Lt. General U.S. Grant during the American Civil War. Each year the Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site honors the memory of Dr. John Y. Simon. This year’s lecturer is James Bultema, president of ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Southern Illinois University Edwardsville history professor Erik Alexander talked about what America was like in 1869 and provided an overview of the ...

The Hayes Home will welcome the premier living history presenter portraying U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant on May 16. Curt Fields, who has portrayed Grant in 22 states, will discuss the successes and ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - We turn now to “Unconditional Surrender Grant.” Before Ulysses S. Grant became the 18th president - He was named Hiram Ulysses Grant, but when he entered the United ...

From Abraham Lincoln's patent to James A. Garfield's geometry proof, learn how these 19th- and 20th-century commanders in ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (FOX40.COM) — As the capital city of one of ...

Reconstruction might be the single most difficult moment in the American past. It came in the wake of what might be the bravest moment, the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery. But the ...

GALVA, Ill. — Galva students had the chance to step back in time and learn about the Civil War, as they spoke with a descendent of former president Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses Grant Dietz is an author ...

President Ulysses S. Grant delivers his second inaugural address from the east steps of the U.S. Capitol as the temperature topped out at 16 degrees Fahrenheit on March 4, 1873, in Washington, D.C. A ...