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What a Simple Pen Reminds Us About Ulysses S. Grant’s Vision for a Post-Civil War America
President Grant gave the pen he used to sign the 15th Amendment to a fellow Civil War veteran, Herbert Preston. Copyright © 2017 by Wendel A. White President Ulysses ...
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1865, Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox
By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, April 9, the 99th day of 2025. There are 266 days left in the year. Today in ...
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Lesson Plan: First 100 Days - Ulysses Grant (1869)
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville history professor Erik Alexander talked about what America was like in 1869 and provided an overview of the early months of President Ulysses Grant's ...
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How FDR became the first - and only - US president elected to serve more than 2 terms
Ulysses S. Grant, Lincoln’s victorious Civil War general and president from 1869 to 1877, led Republican delegates’ initial ...
Mississippi State University houses the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library
STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University is home to the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, a massive collection of ...
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Why does the US restrict its presidents to 2 terms? A look at the tradition Trump is questioning
Ulysses S. Grant, Lincoln’s victorious Civil War general and president from 1869 to 1877, led Republican delegates’ initial voting at their 1880 convention. But he could not win a majority.
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Galva students get history lesson from presidential descendent
GALVA, Ill. — Galva students had the chance to step back in time and learn about the Civil War, as they spoke with a descendent of former president Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses Grant Dietz is an ...