Ulysses S. Grant Memorial in Lincoln Park, Chicago, IL
"I have never advocated war except as means of peace."
Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) commanded the Union army during the American Civil War (1861-1865) and was the 18th U.S. president from 1869 to 1877. Grant graduated from West Point and fought in the Mexican-American War (1846-1848). During the Civil War, Grant, a determined leader, was given command of all the U.S. armies. After the war he became a national hero, and the Republicans nominated him for president in 1868.Grant died at age 63 on July 23, 1885, in Mount McGregor, New York, in the Adirondack Mountains, where he and his family were spending the summer. His memoirs, published that same year by his friend Mark Twain(1835-1910), became a major financial success.
The website was created by Richard Kim for the 2015 National History Fair project. Last updated on March 1, 2015