Abraham Lincoln grew up on the American frontier ... a commander who would attack the Confederates aggressively. In Ulysses S. Grant, the president found his man. Lincoln named Grant commander ...
As Union General Ulysses S ... spreading news of Grant’s controversial order along the way. Kaskel eventually gained access to Lincoln, who learned of Grant’s order for the first time.
American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...
Ulysses S. Grant was born. U ... In March 1864, a grateful Abraham Lincoln appointed Grant commander of all the U.S. armies, with the rank of lieutenant general. No soldier since George Washington ...
Abraham Lincoln’s firm resolve during his last days demonstrated his enduring commitment to the common good', A CT historian writes.
There are a lot of fun facts about Abraham Lincoln that go beyond what we ... a trio of stray kittens while visiting General Ulysses S. Grant in Virginia, near the end of the Civil War.
It’s a slip, not a fall,” Abraham Lincoln said after his loss in his legendary 1858 Illinois Senate contest against Stephen Douglas. Liz Cheney apparently has the same attitude after her ...
As home to the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, Mississippi State University has assembled a staggering array of artifacts from the famed civil war general and president, along with one of the ...
“Unconditional Surrender: A Visit with Ulysses S. Grant” will be offered twice on President’s Day, Monday, Feb. 17, at noon ...
Glenn W. LaFantasie is the Richard Frockt Family Professor of Civil War History at Western Kentucky University. He is working on a book about Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant.