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Ulysses S. Grant graduated from the West Point Military Academy.
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Ulysses S. Grant was the Commanding General of the Union side ine the Civil War
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General Grant gained control of Fort Henry and Fort Donalson
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General Grant was victorious at the Battle of Shiloh, it would be one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.
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The Confedrate Army surrenders to General Grant after he took over Vicksburg, Mississippi which split the Conferacy in two.
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The Union Army under the command of General Grant
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President Lincoln names General Grant the Lieutenant General of the Union Army.
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General Lee of the Confederate Army surrenders to General Grant at Chattanooga, Tennessee which ended the Civil War .
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General Grant becomes the 18th president of the United States after winning the election.
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The 15th Amendment was ratified under Grant's presidency which gave African Americans the right to vote.
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President Grant won re-election, during his campaign he was ataacked by liberal Republican Reformers.