Fun Fact #2
During the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant developed a terrible smoking habit. He sometimes smoked 20 cigars aday. This would later cause him to get throat cancer.
During the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant developed a terrible smoking habit. He sometimes smoked 20 cigars aday. This would later cause him to get throat cancer.
Fun Fact #3
The family of Julia Grant, the wife of Ulysses S. Grant, owned slaves. In fact, her father once gave Grant a slave named William Jones. Grant could have made money by selling Jones, but instead, he signed a document that gave Jones his freedom.
The family of Julia Grant, the wife of Ulysses S. Grant, owned slaves. In fact, her father once gave Grant a slave named William Jones. Grant could have made money by selling Jones, but instead, he signed a document that gave Jones his freedom.
Fun Fact #4
Grant's memoirs became a bestseller among the most-read books of the day. The Grant family made $500,000 from its sale.
Grant's memoirs became a bestseller among the most-read books of the day. The Grant family made $500,000 from its sale.
Fun Fact #5
While he was president, Ulysses S. Grant was once arrested for speeding in Washington, D.C. He was driving his horses too fast and was fined $20.
While he was president, Ulysses S. Grant was once arrested for speeding in Washington, D.C. He was driving his horses too fast and was fined $20.
Fun Fact #6
In his personal memoirs, Grant wrote that once during the Civil War he was suffering very severely with a sick headache, and stopped at a farmhouse on the road some distance in rear of the main body of the army. He spent the night in bathing his feet in hot water and mustard, and putting mustard plasters on his wrists and the back park of his neck, hoping to be cured by morning.
In his personal memoirs, Grant wrote that once during the Civil War he was suffering very severely with a sick headache, and stopped at a farmhouse on the road some distance in rear of the main body of the army. He spent the night in bathing his feet in hot water and mustard, and putting mustard plasters on his wrists and the back park of his neck, hoping to be cured by morning.