Ulysses S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant a man who led the Union victory in the Civil War. A man who was willing to fight was unconventional for the Union but that’s what ended up winning the war for the Union. Grant’s impact on the U.S. didn’t just effect the U.S. during the war but even after he made an impact when he became president afterwards during the reconstruction of the Civil War. Grant was a leader during and after the war. Even though he was and unconventional and was controversial for the time period he…

Ulysses S. Grant was a great general, and a great president for many reasons. One may look at the first major win for the Union as a great pivot point for them, and guess who was leading them, General Grant. While in his presidency, he established the national park service, which includes a list of nearly 79000 parks, national monuments, historic battlegrounds, and memorials. He also pushed through the ratification of the 15th amendment, the right of voting for blacks, and all other races in the…

The battle took place over a two week period. It started on May 31st and ended on June 12th in Northern Virginia. Ulysses S. Grant attacked in hopes of attaining the Confederate capital Ulysses S. Grant was an important United States general during the civil war. The battle of Cold Harbor was the last battle of his campaign. He was the general for the union along with Ulysses S Grant and helped with the Overland Campaign…

Ulysses S Grant once said, “In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.” The former president and general was one of the most important figures of the 19th Century. Grant led the Union to win the Civil War, became one of the few presidents of the century to support civil rights, and led America as president through Reconstruction. After the Civil War broke out in 1861, Ulysses S Grant became Colonel of the 21st Illinois…

leadership skills. In 1859, he was the leader of the group that captured John Brown, the abolitionist, at Harper 's Ferry, Virginia. Although he was counter to secession, he declined Lincoln 's offer to become the leader of the Union Army, instead he declared his commitment to his home state of Virginia. Lee commanded the Northern Virginia Confederate Army until he surrendered to General Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9,…

the Tennessee River at Pittsburg Landing, Ulysses S. Grants soldiers were relaxing. They were enjoying their selves, and at the point where they did not have a care since it was a hot day. They walked around barefooted, their buttons unbutton, sleeves rolled up, wrote a Illinois volunteer (Sword). What was about to happen on April 6, 1862, in Shiloh, Tennessee would be a surprise to Ulysses S. Grants soldiers. The commander for the Union was Ulysses S. Grant. His subordinate and friend, Major…

essay, “Grant and Lee: A Study in Contrasts”, he turns his attention towards both generals who are strong and oddly different. Grant and Lee both represented the strength of two conflicting currents. Although Grant and Lee had defined differences, but a few similarities such as both of them wanted the best for their side. Ulysses S. Grant was the son of a tanner on a western frontier, who had a sharp eye for the future and who also had come up the hard way, without much wealth unlike Lee.…

Grant was born in the West and had a hard upbringing. Unlike Lee, he did not have any privileges and any privileges someone would have where he grew up, "each man had won for himself." Nothing was given to him and he was forced to work for anything he desired. The attitude of many Westerners at the time was that any frontiers needed to explored, and that the nation's boundaries needed to be expanded. Grant looked first to the entire country as his community…

General Grant, who was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant Ohio, greatly helped win the Civil war by serving as the Union General. He was entrusted with command of all U.S. armies in 1864, by President Lincoln. And he also helped restore peace after the war was over. He had an uneventful childhood and was not a standout in his youth, shy and reserved, but was a remarkably skilled horseman. U. S. Grant’s father, Jesse Root Grant was a tanner, but as a boy U. S. Grant took no…

Why? Grant was very unsuccessful in the start of his military career. After the Civil War broke, he became a very influential person that helped the Union win the war. Afterwards, he was elected President of the United States. He is interesting to study because…