Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grantwas the 18th President of the United States. As Commanding General of the United States Army, Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction, often at odds with Lincoln's successor, Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president, Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery, protect African-American citizenship, and support economic prosperity nationwide. His...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionUS President
Date of Birth27 April 1822
CityPoint Pleasant, OH
CountryUnited States of America
Ulysses S. Grant quotes about
...I never heard him abuse an enemy. Some of the cruel things said about President Lincoln, particularly in the North, used to pierce him to the heart; but never in my presence did he evince a revengeful disposition.
A military life had no charms for me, and I had not the faintest idea of staying in the army even if I should be graduated, which I did not expect,
I never wanted to get out of a place as much as I did to get out of the presidency.
Nations, like individuals, are punished for their transgressions.
Everyone has his superstitions. One of mine has always been when I started to go anywhere, accomplished.
It was my fortune, or misfortune, to be called to the office of Chief Executive without any previous political training.
It is men who wait to be selected, and not those who seek, from whom we may expect the most efficient service.
It does look like a very good exercise. But what is the little white ball for?
The one thing I never want to see again is a military parade. When I resigned from the army and went to a farm I was happy. When the rebellion came, I returned to the service because it was a duty. I had no thought of rank; all I did was try and make.