Grant failed at every occupation he tried. But in the United States Army, his remarkable talents as a soldier and leader saved his country from falling apart. Born April 27, 1822, Hiram Ulysses ...

Ulysses S. Grant, our 18th president, entered the earthly stage as Hiram Ulysses Grant. When his name was mistakenly entered on the West Point register as Ulysses Simpson Grant, he eagerly ...

After the Revolution, Captain Grant took his family to the Ohio country. Several of the president’s uncles served in the War of 1812, but his father, Jesse, did not, pursuing a career as a tanner.