Editor’s note: After this article was published, Stony Ford co-owner Susan Brinson provided the strongest evidence yet that Ulysses S. Grant did in fact smoke a cigar at the Goshen estate in ...

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.

Ulysses S. Grant continued the American tradition of electing military figures as presidents—those men who led and won key battles in war. Attempting to be apolitical, Grant campaigned on 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 ...

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 ...

This nearly 10-acre site is dedicated to the U.S. Civil War general and two-term U.S. president, Ulysses S. Grant, who lived here with his wife, family and enslaved workers in the 1850s.

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 ...