Brief Biography of Ulysses Grant

Ulysses S. Grant

On April 27, 18122, Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, to Jesse and Hannah Grant. Ulysses was the eldest among the six children of their religious and hard-working parents. His father made a good living; however, the condition was horrible. He was a tanner. He skinned animals and process … Read more

Personality of Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant

Hiram Ulysses Grant stood five feet and seven inches tall and slightly muscular. He entered West Point as he was just five feet and one inch, which is an inch above the academy’s minimum height requirement and grew six inches by his graduation. Ulysses possessed soft blue eyes, wavy brown hair, and … Read more

Family of Ulysses S. Grant

Grant family portrait

Born as Hiram Ulysses Grant to Jesse and Hannah Grant on April 27, 1822, and was named after a legendary Greek hero Odysseus but known to Romans as Ulysses. He was a devoted family man to his wife, Julia, and had four children with her. In this article, you will unveil how … Read more

Childhood and career of Ulysses S. Grant

Portrait of Ulysses Grant

Hiram Ulysses Grant was born on April 27, 1822, to religious and hard-working parents, Jesse and Hannah Grant, in Point Pleasant, Ohio. He was eldest among the six children. He grew up in a middle-class family, educated in private and public schools because of his father’s tannery business. Ulysses was from a … Read more

Presidency and Policies of Ulysses S. Grant

portrait of Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant was the fifth general elected as president. He had sworn to Justice Salmon P. Chase on March 4, 1869, as the eighteenth president of the United States of America after defeating Democrat Horatio Seymour in 1868 Presidential election. He was the next president who served for two terms after Andrew … Read more

Children of Ulysses S. Grant

Children of Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses Grant married Julia Dent, and they had four children. None of them died at an early age than other previous presidents of the United States of America. In this article, you will know the lives of Ulysses Grant’s children. Frederick Dent Grant On May 30, 1850, Frederick was born during his … Read more