ULYSSES S. GRANT LONG OCCUPIED one of the lowest rungs on the ladder of presidential reputation.
While recognized as one of our nation's finest military leaders,
Ulysses S. Grant's two terms as president have been viewed by historians as largely disastrous, ridden with corruption and scandal.
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson,
Ulysses S. Grant, Woodrow Wilson, Franklin D.
An essential element of the theory is that the victorious general,
Ulysses S. Grant, rather being militarily superior to his opponents, was an uninspired leader who repeatedly attacked in the face of a determined, often dug-in, enemy without concern for the resulting massive casualties.
"Being the host institution for the
Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Collection brings prestige not only to the Mitchell Memorial Library, but to Mississippi State University as a whole."
Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio.
Edward Longacre's biography of
Ulysses S. Grant follows him from West Point cadet to the end of the 1865 siege of Petersburg, Virginia.
George Washington, by Paul Johnson; Thomas Jefferson, by Christopher Hitchens;
Ulysses S. Grant, by Michael Korda.
According to the online Wikipedia directory, the term is said to have originated during the presidency of
Ulysses S. Grant, whose habit was to drink brandy and smoke cigarettes while relaxing in the lobby of the Willard Hotel, where he was often approached by those seeking favors.
In the disputed election of 1876, President
Ulysses S. Grant used federal marshals at the polls, and that also fueled the effort to get this law on the books.
For more than 200 years, the shadow of a massive, 30-foot catalpa has been cast over the grounds of a Virginia countryside estate that served as the final resting place for Confederate general Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson's amputated arm, as headquarters for Union general
Ulysses S. Grant, and as host to notables such as the Marquis de Lafayette.