"Labor disgraces no man, but occasionally men disgrace labor."
1822
Ulysses S. Grant was born on April 27 in Point Pleasant, Ohio.
1828
At age 6, Grant started school.
1839
At age 17, Grant enrolled at West Point Military Academy.
1843
At age 21, Grant graduated from West Point.
1846
Grant fought in the Mexican-American War.
1848
The Mexican-American War ended and Grant married Julia Dent in St.Louis, Missouri.
1860
Grant and his family moved to Galena, Illinois.
1861
The Civil War began and Grant joined the Union army as a Colonel in the 21st Illionois Infantry.
1862
On February 6 Grant and his men won a battle at Fort Henry, Tennessee. Ten days later, they won the first major Union victory of the war at Fort Donelson, Tennessee. In April, Confederate troops ambushed Grant at the Battle of Shiloh, but Grant won the battle.
1863
Thousands of Confederate soldiers surrendered to Grant after his sign of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
1864
Grant was appointed general in chief of the Union Army by President Abraham Lincoln.
1865
On April 9, Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, therefore abolishing slavery in the United States.
1868
The Republican party nominated Grant as its presidental candidate, and he won the election.
1869
Grant was inaugurated as president of the United States.
1877
Grant left office. He and his wife departed on a round-the-world tour that lasted two years.
1880
Although some Republicans encouraged Grant to run for president again, James Garfield was chosen to run as the Republican candidate instead.
1884
Grant started to write his memoirs. He was diagnosed with esophageal(throat) cancer.
1885
Ulysses Grant completed his memoirs only a week before he died on July 23. His friend Mark Twain ensured that Grant's work was published, and it became a bestseller.
Ulysses S. Grant was born on April 27 in Point Pleasant, Ohio.
1828
At age 6, Grant started school.
1839
At age 17, Grant enrolled at West Point Military Academy.
1843
At age 21, Grant graduated from West Point.
1846
Grant fought in the Mexican-American War.
1848
The Mexican-American War ended and Grant married Julia Dent in St.Louis, Missouri.
1860
Grant and his family moved to Galena, Illinois.
1861
The Civil War began and Grant joined the Union army as a Colonel in the 21st Illionois Infantry.
1862
On February 6 Grant and his men won a battle at Fort Henry, Tennessee. Ten days later, they won the first major Union victory of the war at Fort Donelson, Tennessee. In April, Confederate troops ambushed Grant at the Battle of Shiloh, but Grant won the battle.
1863
Thousands of Confederate soldiers surrendered to Grant after his sign of Vicksburg, Mississippi.
1864
Grant was appointed general in chief of the Union Army by President Abraham Lincoln.
1865
On April 9, Confederate general Robert E. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, therefore abolishing slavery in the United States.
1868
The Republican party nominated Grant as its presidental candidate, and he won the election.
1869
Grant was inaugurated as president of the United States.
1877
Grant left office. He and his wife departed on a round-the-world tour that lasted two years.
1880
Although some Republicans encouraged Grant to run for president again, James Garfield was chosen to run as the Republican candidate instead.
1884
Grant started to write his memoirs. He was diagnosed with esophageal(throat) cancer.
1885
Ulysses Grant completed his memoirs only a week before he died on July 23. His friend Mark Twain ensured that Grant's work was published, and it became a bestseller.