Ulyssses S. Grant
Former President/General
MInature time line of war time
- 1843 Graduated from U.S. Military Academy
- 1846 Served under Zachary Taylor in battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, and Monterrey
- 1847 Served under Winfield Scott at Vera Cruz, Cerro Gorde, Chapultepec, San Cosme
- 1848 Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo ended the Mexican War
- 1854 Grant left army to assume civilian jobs
- 1861 Bombardment of Fort Sumter; Grant appointed colonel of volunteer Illinois regiment, then brigadier general
- 1862 Commanded troops in capture of Fort Henry; victory of Fort Donelson; surprised at Shiloh
- 1863 Captured Vicksburg; won battle of Chattanooga
- 1864 Appointed lieutenant general; given command of all Union armies; fought major battles in Virginia at the Wilderness, Spotsylvania, Cold Harbor; began siege of Petersburg
- 1865 Lee abandoned Petersburg; surrendered at Appomattox Court House; Lincoln assassinated; Andrew Johnson elected president
- 1866 Grant became secretary of war ad interim
- 1869 Inaugurated president; began two terms
- 1880 Unsuccessful bid for third term
- 1884 Grant's law firm ruined through Wall Street swindle
Early Life
qoutes
War Life
Presidency/legacy and chioces
Annotated Bibliography
it was a good way to speak of the time in war.It also might of covered
thing i missed.
2 "Ulysses S. Grant." The Presidents: A Reference History. Charles Scribner's Sons, 1996. Biography in Context. Web. 12 May 2016
3 "Ulysses Simpson Grant." Historic World Leaders. Ed. Anne Commire. Detroit: Gale, 1994. Biography in Context. Web. 12 May 2016 It showed a lot as he did in the war thats why chosen it it was very brief and to the point
4 "Ulysses Simpson Grant." Dictionary of American Biography. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1936. Biography in Context. Web. 12 May 2016 It talked about
the most famous forts he captured.It was also made a point of the great general he was
5 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/timeline/grant-timeline/
it was good picture of him while he was young. it was also a recommended site by Gale