Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Dates
- Existence: 1822 - 1885
Biographical History
Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was the 18th President of the United States of America, and an Army general.
Hiram Ulysses Grant was born April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio to Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson Grant. He attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Upon his arrival, he was registered as Ulysses S. Grant, the "S" standing for his mother's maiden name, Simpson. Grant continued to go by that name, though he said the "S" did not stand for anything. Grant graduated from West Point in the summer of 1843. He fought in the Mexican War as a calvaryman. On August 22, 1848, after a four-year engagement, Grant married Julia Boggs Dent in St. Louis, Missouri. Together they had 4 children: Frederick Dent Grant, Ulysses S. "Buck" Grant, Jr., Ellen Wrenshall "Nellie" Grant, and Jesse Root Grant. Grant was promoted to captain in the summer of 1853, but on July 31, 1854, he resigned from the army with little notice. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he was working in his father's leather store in Galena, Illinois. He was appointed by the Governor to lead a volunteer regiment. By 1861, Grant had risen to the rank of brigadier general of the volunteers. In March 1864, after leading his volunteers to a number of key Union victories, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Grant General-in-Chief. The war ended on April 9, 1865 with General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House. Grant was the 18th President of the United States of America, and served two terms as president, from March 4, 1869 to March 4, 1877. After his presidency, Grant became a partner in a financial firm that went bankrupt in 1884. At about that same time, Grant learned that he had cancer of the throat. In order to pay off debts and provide for his family, Grant began writing his recollections. The cancer quickly spread throughout his body. His memoirs, which he finished writing on July 19, 1885, eventually earned $450,000. He died just four days later, on July 23, 1885 in Wilton, New York.
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Ulysses S. Grant certificates and letters
Two printed forms with handwritten notations. Grant appoints Henry Baxter as "Minister Resident" to Honduras and gives him diplomatic passage and protection. Also incuded are two handwritten and signed letters in which Grant authorizes Baxter to represent, consult, and negotiate in behalf of the United States.
Ulysses S. Grant letters
Edward M. Hayhurst correspondence and other material
Civil War correspondence of Edward M. Hayhurst to and from his family, including typescripts; as well as photographs, genealogical papers, and other family materials.
Transcriptions of Hayhurst family letters, 1862-1938
Contains a compact disc with electronic transcriptions of Hayhurst family letters produced by Richard A. Meyer; edited printouts of the transcriptions created by Amanda Crandall, processor manuscript processing specialist in 2011-2012; and, edited transcriptions created through L. Tom Perry Special Collections' Transcribe program in 2016.
George S. Woods letter to Ulysses S. Grant
Handwritten and signed letter, dated November 13, 1871, and addressed to Ulysses S. Grant, president of the United States. Woods writes about the social and political situation in Utah.
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