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Locke wrote on Jul 7, 2008 12:11 AM:" Gettysburg and Vicksburg: The Books That Opened the DiscourseSteven W. Sears, Gettysburg (Boston/New York: Houghton Mifflin Company, 2003, Pp. xiv, 623.)Michael B. Ballard, Vicksburg: The Campaign That Opened the Mississippi (Chapel Hill and London: University of North Carolina Press, 2004, Pp. xv, 490.)Historians, both academic and non-traditional, have sought out turning points in military conflicts. A turning point represented a threshold, which after... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Harwich in the Civil War sheds light on Sidney Brooks Jul 5, 2008
and Washington, D.C. He saw some of the worst casualties the summer of 1864, as Gen. Ulysses S. Grant became determined to take Richmond, according to Maloney. In his free time from volunteering, Brooks sought out the graves of his fallen students, just as Maloney has done for the exhibition. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Rare patriotic song manuscript discovered Jul 4, 2008
Morgan, whose collection includes artifacts from Abraham Lincoln, Marilyn Monroe, Thomas Jefferson and Ulysses S. Grant, was ecstatic. "It's the biggest high I could get," said Morgan. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- NBA)
Hopewell has a history of ups and downs Jul 4, 2008
What would become Hopewell grew from the village of City Point, where General Ulysses S. Grant stockpiled his men and supplies for the siege of Petersburg. E.I. Dupont of New Jersey bought an 800-acre plot for a dynamite factory and adjacent factory town, Nye explained. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
What makes a patriot? Jul 4, 2008
Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee were both patriots. Nelson Mandela, Adolph Hitler and Martin Luther King all devoted themselves to country. (Cohasset Mariner, MA)
The Fourth of July In the Civil War Jul 3, 2008
General Ulysses S. Grant had achieved a crucial victory in the Western Theater, ending the siege of Vicksburg and forcing the Confederates to retreat. In the Eastern Conference, the great battle of Gettsburg had ended with the Union victorious, having successfully defended home soil from the forces of Robert E. Lee. (Suite101.com)
Finding John Rogers Jul 1, 2008
Some groups tied together thematically, such as the series of The Council of War sculptures depicting Lincoln, Secretary of War Edward Stanton and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant meeting together. In the first version, Stanton's hands are raised but too close to Lincoln's head to clearly see what they're doing. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
COLUMN: Story of the 'Spirit,' a celebration of the common man Jul 1, 2008
Everyone loved it, and President Ulysses S. Grant praised it. The painting traveled to other locations, including the Old South Meeting House in Boston. (Marblehead Reporter, MA)
Town and country Jun 25, 2008
Over the years, celebrities including Ulysses S. Grant, P.T. Barnum, Richard Nixon, and Bette Davis have stayed here. Remember the old days before Disney World when staying in a clean, affordable motel with a swimming pool was all that. (Boston Globe)
Obama braces for race-based ads Jun 25, 2008
shouldbemayor wrote on Jun 23, 2008 5:29 PM:" If you don't know what a candidate stands for, why don't you just go to their webpage and read their platform in black and white. It's very easy to do, all candidates have them posted. I guess some people would rather just bash them and learn all they need to learn from biased talk radio or the incorrect emails that fly around.As for Hussein, it's a middle name. What difference does that make. He didn't convert and change his name, it was given to... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
The battle for Rutger Street: Rescue Mission buys Swancott Home Jun 18, 2008
But resident Michael Rizzo, who lives across the street from Rutger Park and is a past president of the Landmarks Society of Greater Utica, said he has reservations about the spread of the Rescue Mission s services in the neighborhood where President Ulysses S. Grant once stayed at the Rutger Park home of U.S. Sen. Roscoe Conkling. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
LETTERS: NCT, June 15, 2008 Jun 16, 2008
"I agree, cause everyday they meet, they conspire to take away more, and more of our liberty. Reardon wrote on Jun 15, 2008 12:47 PM:SNERD: I hope you read my reply to you with my solution to the energy problem. I know that the e-editors took at least an eight hour nap yesterday afternoon and last night -- which makes it very difficult to answer you, but I tried to do it in a timely manner, it just did not work.It seldom does. Chris wrote on Jun 15, 2008 1:03 PM:The letter by Alexandra Cloney is... (North County Times)
The Fierce Urgency of Later Jun 16, 2008
Ulysses S. Grant: born in 1822, dead at. Woodrow Wilson: born in 1856, dead at. (Slate)
COLUMN: Paducah, Ky., offers many family activities Jun 15, 2008
The museum s artifacts include furniture once used by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and a quilt made by Mrs. Robert E. Lee. Several businesses have located along the long, narrow brick streets that border the Market House. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Grant and Lee take the stage Jun 10, 2008
Using mostly visitor fee money, park staffers refurbished the original light-map display into a video room with surround sound. They also created a video to introduce visitors to the siege of Petersburg. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
Edging toward the inferno of war Jun 8, 2008
To cite but one example, of Ulysses S. Grant's efforts to protect black freedom during his presidency, McDougall declares, "By golly, he tried." Indeed ... Among his books is "Ulysses S. Grant: Triumph Over Adversity.". (Boston Globe)
Plans set for annual March to Destiny Jun 8, 2008
A Dale Gallon painting of Gen. Robert E. Lees Appomattox Court House surrender to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant will be given to a raffle winner at 2 p.m. Sunday. A reproduction of a. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Illinoisans who made the ballot before Obama Jun 7, 2008
Ulysses S. Grant: An Ohio native, Grant was working in his father s leather-goods store in Galena when the Civil War broke out and returned there after the war. He parlayed fame from his military career to the White House in 1868. (Marion Daily Republican, IL)
Clinton does not seek to serve. Just ask her Jun 7, 2008
Many Republicans wanted William Tecumseh Sherman, the Union's greatest general in the Civil War after Ulysses S. Grant, as their presidential nominee in 1884. But unlike Grant, Sherman had no desire to be president. (Globe and Mail -- International)
HISSING OVER DISSING HISTORY Jun 1, 2008 Re-enactors teach about Civil War at middle school (16) May 29, 2008 We need Grants, Shermans May 25, 2008 Grant will pay for replica uniforms at Five Forks May 22, 2008 Authors waging war of words over war May 18, 2008 The Presidency of William McKinley May 17, 2008 ESCONDIDO: Value of school's Confederate-Union Ball questioned May 17, 2008 Sesquicentennial festivities under way in Sycamore May 10, 2008 Opinion Nuggets: Thanks, taxpayers May 10, 2008 Treatment of Palestinians May 9, 2008 Your Opinion May 8, 2008 Bills Notebook: Spragan has tryout May 4, 2008 Fernandina Beach boasts sand, golf, history, more May 2, 2008 Preserving our state's history MMS students buy land for Civil War trust May 2, 2008 CONSULTANT AND FORMER Sonoma City Manager Pam... Apr 22, 2008 Governors Island in N.Y. due for makeover Apr 21, 2008 A town's dilemma Apr 21, 2008 5 reasons to visit Mobile Apr 19, 2008 Glad You Asked: What are they building on the corner of Highway 20 and Green Bay Road? Apr 19, 2008 Shepherding new era Apr 18, 2008 New operators polish Lebanon's Golden Lamb's luster, mine its rich history Apr 18, 2008 Dinwiddie County battlefield gets a new visitor station Apr 15, 2008 NEWSWEEK Cover: Splitsville Apr 14, 2008 Official N.H. snowfall total disputed Apr 12, 2008 The Politics of George Washington Apr 9, 2008 This Day in History Apr 9, 2008 Click for Full Story Apr 9, 2008 Horror and humiliationand Chicago Apr 8, 2008 Two arrested in Spearfish for counterfeiting Apr 5, 2008 Trivia Tidbits: Is this a joke? Mar 28, 2008 Coalition calls for new mining laws Mar 27, 2008 Fred Thompson heads back to Hollywood Mar 25, 2008 Old career for former presidential hopeful Mar 25, 2008 Storyteller gets into the part Mar 25, 2008 The bitter legacy of racism is a history we can't ignore Mar 22, 2008 Fraud Within Mar 20, 2008 Who was St. Patrick? Mar 18, 2008 Pitts: Which candidate has experience to be President? Mar 17, 2008 Who truly has the experience to be president? Mar 16, 2008 A historical wrong is corrected for Confederate soldier Mar 9, 2008 University of Rochester shares its Abraham Lincoln letters online Mar 2, 2008 Upstate NY school to share its Abraham Lincoln letters online Mar 2, 2008 Kilroy slept here: Hotels of war Feb 29, 2008 ‘Abraham Lincoln' goes to Washington District Library Feb 28, 2008 Records: Saturday, February 16, 2008 Feb 16, 2008 Nevada High School principal receives award from Naval Academy Feb 15, 2008 Mattoon mural project has vision, ready to find artist Feb 14, 2008 Washington's other memorials Feb 14, 2008 Charleston man illustrates Lincoln's life with chainsaw-carved creations Feb 11, 2008 Presidential Treasures Feb 10, 2008 Read more... Feb 9, 2008 Making new rules Feb 9, 2008 AARP Donates Over $1 Million to Public High Schools Feb 8, 2008 Incredible presidential suites that get our vote Feb 6, 2008 Former Culpeper gridiron teammates open sandwich shop at site rumored to have once been a stable for Robert E. Lee's horse Jan 31, 2008 Authors compile first comprehensive look at La Crosse in about 50 years Jan 28, 2008 Don't Move Dave Jan 28, 2008 'Charity' rewards celebrity generals first Jan 24, 2008 Republican Fred Thompson drops out of presidential race Jan 24, 2008 Arkansas remains one of few states to honor Lee on MLK Day Jan 21, 2008 We're longing for great leadership now Jan 20, 2008 Presidential Collectibles Jan 18, 2008 Photos of Lincoln inaugural found Jan 17, 2008 Group calls for mining law reform Jan 16, 2008 Obama, Clinton: Neither gets it right on immigration Jan 16, 2008
And we got us a neat tomb thanks to Manhattan resident Ulysses S. Grant. And there was that great explorer Samuel Champlain who I can't remember whatthehell he explored but I know it was great. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Never a dull moment for police PIO May 30, 2008
Barbara Walters Admits Affair with Ulysses S. Grant. Massage Parlor Bust-Mayor Claims Therapeutic Visit-Asks for Do Over. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
But Barry Meadows thinks that Ulysses S. Grant would rather erase the horrors of battles like those fought at Cold Harbor and Shiloh. Stone, Rubin and Meadows were three of the featured re-enactors at Shippensburg Area Middle Schools seventh annual Civil War Day last Thursday. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Before the war broke out in 1861, the obscure Ulysses S. Grant and William Tecumseh Sherman had failed at almost everything they had tried. But after the Union army was nearly wrecked by establishment generals like Ambrose Burnside, Henry Halleck, Joseph Hooker, George McClellan, John Pope and William Rosecrans (who were all wedded to the set style of Napoleonic warfare), President Lincoln turned to his two generals who best understood modern warfare. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Eight days after the battle, Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. Elliott Robinson may be reached at 722-5160 or at erobinson@progress-index. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
The battle of Shiloh (April 1862) was re-fought for nearly a half-century, and we still don't know whether Gen. Ulysses S. Grant was drinking before the battle, or why Gen. Lew Wallace took the wrong road and came late to the battle with reinforcements. You can read various versions of who was to blame in the memoirs of Gens. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Before his assassination in 1901, William McKinley found a good deal of success in the office of the President, being the first incumbent since Ulysses S. Grant to win re. William McKinley was the last Civil War veteran to be named President of the United States. (Suite101.com)
They encourage students to represent both sides, and hang replicas of the Confederate and Union flags, and pictures of both sides' commanding generals ---- Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant ---- to remain unbiased, she said. Still, Atkins and other parents have said recently that they can see how the ball could make some black students and families uncomfortable. (North County Times)
And Ulysses S. Grant was selling firewood on the streets of St. Louis after failing as a farmer. It was a time of economic upheaval and a lot of political change, Nicklas said. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
It's been a long time since a dying Ulysses S. Grant worked feverishly into the night, penning an autobiography so his widow would have a means of support. The Clintons, for example, have made $100 million since leaving the White House, politico. (Florida Times-Union)
It's your chance to sound off on various topics. The entry titled "Jimmy Carter: Palestinians treated cruelly," and any of the comments about it. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Other slave owners were presidents James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Martin Van Buren, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, James Polk, James Buchanan, and Andrew Johnson; Ulysses S. Grant had one slave and his wife four. Reference: Negro President (Jefferson and the Slave Power) by Garry Wills, page 236. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
"On Sunday, I was doing a wreath-laying ceremony for Ulysses S. Grant on the anniversary of his death," Viti said. "I took my regimental staff down (to New York City) to honor our general and former president. After that, I came back to West Point to take care of some small things. My family had come up to spend the day with me. The Bills gave me a call late in the seventh round and said they were torn about taking me with the last pick, but if they didn't, they asked me if I'd agree to a free... (BillsReport.com)
Built in 1857, Florida House has played host to such guests as President Ulysses S. Grant, Cuban martyr Jose Marti, automaker Henry Ford and actress Mary Pickford, as well as members of the Rockefeller and Carnegie families. What made Fernandina Beach such a thriving city was its location at the confluence of the St. Marys and Amelia rivers, both deep enough that early pirates could easily sail into them and find hiding places. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Called the Spicer tract, the total of three acres, which includes the one-sixteenth of an acre the students bought, sits at the southeast quadrant of The Crossroads, the middle line of the battle that ended in defeat for the 22,500 Confederate troops who fell that day to the 32,000 Union soldiers under the command of Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. The guns of the Alabama battery were on the spot during the battle. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Prominent generals Ulysses S. Grant, William Tecumseh Sherman and Fighting Joe Hooker slept there, as did many other renowned citizens of the time. It's also rumored to have been a brothel. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
The island's past is studded with famous names: John Peter Zenger, a German who emigrated to New York in 1710, and was quarantined on the island for medical reasons 25 years before he won a libel case that upheld the principle of press freedom; Ulysses S. Grant, whose 1852 Army quarters still stand; the Wright brothers, who flew from its airstrip in 1909; and the Smothers brothers, a music and comedy pair born in a military clinic in the 1930s. A rock on the island's west shore marks where... (Boston Globe)
" Like the windows of many homes on Church Street, hers look out onto dozens of oaks, some planted in the 19th century. Those might have been eyeballed by Ulysses S. Grant himself, the Union general who judged this Confederate town "too beautiful to burn. " These trees fringe each side of Church Street, forming a leafy canopy folks call "oak alley. (The Clarion-Ledger)
The Battle House, which played host over the years to notables from Ulysses S. Grant to Babe Ruth, reopened in May 2007 as a Marriott Renaissance hotel downtown at 26 N. Royal St. Splurge on dinner at the Trellis Room. $179-$199 for a standard room in spring and summer; up to $3,000 for the presidential suite. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
He railed against perceived corruption in Ulysses S. Grant s presidential administration and ran against the incumbent in 1872. He was crushed in a Grant landslide. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
"Ulysses S. Grant stayed here on his way to meet with Sherman in downtown Cincinnati to plan Sherman's march.". The marketing efforts begin this month with a new billboard campaign crafted by the , an Over-the-Rhine shop known for its pun-laden Busken Bakery slogans. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
"Ulysses S. Grant stayed here on his way to meet with Sherman in downtown Cincinnati to plan Sherman's march.". This article is for Paid Print Subscribers ONLY.. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
In little over a week April 9, 1865 Lee surrendered his army to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. The vistor station, which is expected to be finished next year, will be key in explaining the complex story of the siege of Petersburg and how that was a catalyst in ending the Civil War. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
(Photo: ) In the April 21 Newsweek cover "Splitsville" (on newsstands Monday, April 14), Senior Editor David J. Jefferson and his classmates from Ulysses S. Grant High School class of '82 tell their sides of growing up in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley as part of "Divorce Generation." In a series of intimate interviews with former classmates, Jefferson examines how divorce changed the lives of the children who lived through the explosion of the myth of the nuclear family, the first for which divorce... (PR Newswire)
The government began keeping track of snowfall in New Hampshire's capital a few years after the Civil War, and the 122-inch record was set in 1873-74, when Ulysses S. Grant was president. Fortier, whose day job is for the state retirement system, gets paid modestly to go into her yard as many as four times a day to measure and call in reports. (Concord Monitor)
Ulysses S. Grant (President from 1869-1877) was a bit more political than those military men who came before him, but he absolutely demonstrated his military leadership skills once in office, championing radical reconstruction and taking a stand against racist violence in the south. Dwight D. Eisenhower (President from 1953-1961) was elected as a republican in the 1952 election, though until shortly before that - throughout his long and storied military career - it was not certain if he was a... (Suite101.com)
In 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant. On this date. (Montana Standard, MT)
Today's Highlight in History:On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. On This Date:In 1682, French explorer Robert de La Salle claimed the Mississippi River Basin for France. (KWTX.com, TX)
Asia Times Online :: Asian News, Business and Economy. Horror and humiliation and Chicago By Spengler. (Asia Times Online)
A genuine 50 bill will have a Ulysses S. Grant watermark. Rotert said area businesses are encouraged to scrutinize any 50 bills for authenticity. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Only a few days before the famous Appomattox Court House summit (in 1865) between Union commander General Ulysses S. Grant and Confederate General-in-chief Robert E. Lee, the Confederacy s cause was dealt a devastating setback. In the Battle of Five Forks, Dinwiddie County, Va. (Dover Sherborn Tab, MA)
A re-enactor portraying President Ulysses S. Grant, who signed the hardrock mining law as part of the federal government's push to settle the West, signed a proclamation calling for mining regulations to be overhauled to reflect modern environmental standards. The 1872 mining statute governs the extraction of uranium, gold and other hardrock minerals on federal lands in the West. (Missoulian, MT)
In 2007 television movie "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," for instance, he portrayed President Ulysses S. Grant. Thompson won a seat in the U.S. Senate from Tennessee in 1994 and served until 2003. (Reuters)
In the 2007 television movie Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee (largely shot in Alberta), he portrayed U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant. Recommend this article. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
She participates in historical Civil War re-enactments, doing "The Drummer Boy of Shiloh," a story of how Ulysses S. Grant gives his drummer boy the courage he needs for the battle of Shiloh. Burbine treasures a note from Barbara Bush thanking her for sharing stories with her family, and a scrapbook filled with memories. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Ulysses S. Grant had been re-elected president in 1872, but in Louisiana the election was very close, and, because there were not enough federal officials to monitor it, quite corrupt. Both sides -- Democrat and Republican -- claimed victory and each sought to confirm it by occupying the Statehouse, country court buildings and municipal offices. (Anchorage Daily News)
Yesterday, Bill Bushong of the White House Historical Association confirmed that President Ulysses S. Grant, whose two terms in the White House immediately preceded Hayes' presidency, "built a new iron south fence at the end of his first administration.". Once the fence went up, Mr. Bushong says, its gates were opened daily, probably at 10 a.m., for the public to gain access to what is now the South Lawn. (Townhall.com)
Charles City Press - News. Check out our special sections at the bottom of the. (Charles City Press, IO)
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Dwight D. Eisenhower and Ulysses S. Grant had never held elective office. Then there's Chester Arthur. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
On that day, Gen. Robert E. Lee, in a famous meeting with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, surrendered the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia. Also, documents detailed the recollections of the Rictchie brothers during the waning days of the Civil War. (Petersburg Progress Index, VA)
They include letters from Vice President Andrew Johnson and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who both succeeded Lincoln in the presidency in the 12 years after his assassination in 1865. In a letter to Illinois Sen. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
They include letters from Vice President Andrew Johnson and General Ulysses S. Grant, who both succeeded Lincoln in the presidency after his 185 assassination. The correspondence will be digitally scanned and posted online Monday, which is Presidents Day. (FOX19.com, OH)
When the Confederates finally lost the city, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant snoozed away (rebels claim drunkenly) in the master bedroom of his new headquarters. 2200 Oak St., Vicksburg, Miss. (Yuma Daily Sun, AZ)
Thursday, February 28, 2008. Abraham Lincoln' goes to Washington District Library. (Pekin Times, IL)
(Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant s victory earned him the nickname Unconditional Surrender Grant. . (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Alumni of the Naval Academy, established in 1845, include Jimmy Carter, Alan Shepard (along with 51 other astronauts - more than of any other service academy) and the first American recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physics; West Point, established in 1802, boasts among its graduates Ulysses S. Grant, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Buzz Aldrin and acclaimed novelist James Salter; alumni of The Air Force Academy, founded in 1954, include 34 astronauts and numerous leaders in the military and in civilian... (Nevada Journal, IA)
- Community visionaries Someone dreaming of the future; the original railroad intersection; Mattoon s founding fathers; or Abraham Lincoln, Stephen Douglas and Ulysses S. Grant. - Entrepreneurship Downtown shopping when all the store spaces were full with locally owned businesses; the telephone company; or newspaper carriers. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Ulysses S. Grant (1869-1877). At the foot of Capitol Hill, separated from the Capitol by a busy street, is a massive bronze memorial to the Civil War general and president from Ohio. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Monken said he presented samples of his work and was hired to create statues of Lincoln, Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, and Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. Monken said Oruwari liked these statues enough that he hired him to carve more than a dozen others, including those depicting Lincoln at various points in his life. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
A dinner plate belonging to the Ulysses S. Grant family with the monogram "USG" made by Haviland and Company in 1873 is on display. His material is from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency in Springfield, Ill. (Abilene Recorder Chronicle)
California: Ulysses S. Grant Sr. High School. Colorado: Rangeview High School. (PNN Online)
Only Theodore Roosevelt, John F. Kennedy, Bill Clinton and Ulysses S. Grant were younger when taking office. John McCain, at 72, would be the oldest to first take office. (Florida Times-Union)
Legacy Awards' Celebrate AARP Founder's Legacy, Spotlight Schools That Connect Generations, Communities Ulysses S. Grant Sr. High School in Valley Glen Recipient of $10,000 Legacy Award VALLEY GLEN, Calif ... The winner of the $10,000 award in California is: -- Ulysses S. Grant Sr. High School in Valley Glen, CA - The school's Serenity Garden for Wildlife Conservation Program provides leadership opportunities for all students by encouraging a solid work-ethic with a teamwork spirit focused on a... (PR Newswire)
Others serve as sober monuments to presidential legacies, such as the newly renovated U.S. Grant Hotel in San Diego, which Ulysses S. Grant Junior built in honor of his father. More from ForbesTraveler. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Lee, Stone-wall Jackson and Ulysses S. Grant. And no, Lee's horse has not been left out. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
La Crosse Tribune - 7. Published - Monday, January 28, 2008. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
President Lincoln, for example, was hard pressed to find a strong general to fight against the Confederate Army, firing general after general until he came upon Ulysses S. Grant. Once selecting Grant to command the Union Armies, however, Lincoln is reported to have said "Grant is my man and I am his for the rest of the War.". (Human Events Online)
Dwight D. Eisenhower, Ulysses S. Grant and even George Washington rode military fame all the way to the presidency. But a top general profiting from a charity supposedly established to help the wounded. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Among his many characters, he played President Ulysses S. Grant in last year's made-for-TV HBO movie "Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee," and the fictional President Charles Ross in the 2005 film "Last Best Chance.". Thompson was elected in 1994 to the Senate to fill the unexpired term of Al Gore, who had been elected vice president. (Yreka Siskiyou Daily News, CA)
Another county in Arkansas is named for Lee's adversary, President and former Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. Streets bearing their names intersect in Little Rock, the state's capital city. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Truman said, "The buck stops here," and Lincoln repeatedly confessed blunders, even firing five commanding generals until selecting the right one, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. No great president ever invoked fear for political purposes. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Whiskey decanters are common, and have been manufactured in the likenesses of James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, Ulysses S. Grant, and Theodore Roosevelt ... Ulysses S. Grant was recently turned into a resin pill bottle. (Suite101.com)
A Colorado reader browsing through the Library of Congress online Civil War photographic negative collection noticed three images that were labeled as from the Ulysses S. Grant administration, and alerted the library that the identifications seemed to be wrong ... A Colorado reader browsing through the Library of Congress online Civil War photographic negative collection noticed three images that were labeled as from the Ulysses S. Grant administration, and alerted the library that the... (Los Angeles Times)
Hard-rock mining in the United States is governed, in part, by a bill signed in 1872 by President Ulysses S. Grant. The law exempts hard-rock mining from paying a royalty to the government on the value of the metal extracted. (Missoulian, MT)
" that heralded the Spanish-American War; the murky circumstances surrounding the 1915 sinking of the Lusitania that turned public opinion against the Kaiser; the Pearl Harbor debacle; an offhand remark in January 1950 by Secretary of State Dean Acheson that South Korea was outside our "defense perimeter"; the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution; and an American diplomat's apparent signal of unconcern to Saddam Hussein immediately before he invaded Kuwait. At the battlefield level, America's intelligence... (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
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