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Julia Grant, née Julia Boggs Dent, (born January 26, 1826, near St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. died December 14, 1902, Washington, D.C.), American first lady (1869–77), the wife of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th president of the United States and commander of the Union armies during the last years of the American Civil War. A popular first lady, she was noted for her informal manner and opulent entertaining. Daughter of Frederick Dent, a successful merchant and plantation owner, and Ellen Bray Wrenshall Dent, Julia was one of eight children and the eldest of four girls. Although she attended local schools and then spent
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Alternative Title: Hiram Ulysses Grant
Learn how Civil War vet Ulysses Grant won the presidency but struggled with a country amid Reconstruction
An overview of Ulysses S. 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).
Key events in the life of Ulysses S. Grant.
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How did Ulysses S. Grant affect the outcome of the American Civil War?
Learn how Civil War vet Ulysses Grant won the presidency but struggled with a country amid Reconstruction
An overview of Ulysses S. 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).
Key events in the life of Ulysses S. Grant.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
How did Ulysses S. Grant affect the outcome of the American Civil War?
Ulysses S. Grant achieved two major Union victories early in the war. He later became commander of all Union forces after seizing Vicksburg, Mississippi. Grant ordered Gen. William Tecumseh Sherman to take Atlanta in the South while he personally marched on the Confederate army in Virginia. Grant’s strategy defeated the Confederacy by 1865.