Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates the dangers of letting myth substitute for accurate history. For ...

General in Chief of the Union Army and U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant rose from comparative obscurity to become general in chief of the Union army late in the war, securing victory by through ...

White President Ulysses S ... had served on the general’s wartime staff and later became Grant’s biographer, the president thought that “in order to secure the Union which he desired ...

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, April 9, the 99th day of 2025. There are 266 days left in the year. Today in ...

The South’s Army of Northern Virginia was in its final hours. The Union army, led by General Ulysses S. Grant, had relentlessly pursued the Confederate troops—this time, there would be no ...

April 9th has witnessed numerous significant events throughout history, spanning a variety of categories including politics, ...

But after saying “There’s that damned Ulysses ... the Union’s. That means his smaller army can afford fewer casualties, which Lee knows that Grant knows. And unlike the previous generals ...

U.S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States (POTUS) and a Union General of the American Civil ... pieces that are noted during the tour. Ulysses S. Grant was an important person in ...

FARGO, N.D. (Valley News Live) - We turn now to “Unconditional Surrender Grant.” Before Ulysses S ... Lincoln appointed him General-in-Chief of the Union Army in 1864. For the remainder ...

In the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 Confederate troops ...

For much of his life, Ulysses ... general. No soldier since George Washington had held the rank. As commander, Grant worked to constantly occupy Robert E. Lee's rebel army in the East, while ...