Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877, and was the Commanding General of the Union Army, leading it to victory in the American Civil War in 1865.
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Ulysses S. Grant in our timeline
- Ulysses S. Grant Is Born (April 27, 1822)
- Fort Donelson Falls (February 16, 1862)
- Chattanooga Campaign Opens (November 23, 1863)
- Grant Seizes Missionary Ridge (November 24, 1863)
- Lee Surrenders at Appomattox (April 9, 1865)
- The Gold Ring Collapses (September 24, 1869)
- First Weather Forecasting Service Authorized (February 9, 1870)
- Yellowstone Becomes First National Park (March 1, 1872)
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