Timeline: Ulysses S. Grant | Timetoast

Apr 27, 1822

Hiram Ulysses Grant is born.

Ulysses Grant is born in Point Pleasant, Ohio.
Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Sep 14, 1848

Mexican War

Grant fights in the Mexican War.
Period: Jun 17, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865

Civil War

Grant fights in the Civil War, rising to the rank of full General, a rank held previously only by George Washington.
Apr 9, 1865

Grant forces Lee to surrender at Appomatox
Jul 25, 1866

Grant becomes U.S's first 4-Star General.
Period: Mar 4, 1869 to Mar 3, 1877

Grant is President of the United States.
Feb 3, 1870

15th Amendment Ratified

The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified.
Period: Jul 19, 1870 to Sep 2, 1870

French-Prussian War

France declares war on Prussia. After a string of defeats, France surrenders.
Jul 18, 1872

Britian adopts the Ballot Act.

Britain adopts the Ballot Act, which provides voting by secret ballot.
Jun 25, 1876

Lieutenant Custer defeated at Little Big horn.
Period: Jun 30, 1876 to Mar 3, 1878

Ottoman Empire is at war.

The Ottoman Empire remains at war with multiple countries during this time: Russia, Serbia, Montenegro, Romania.
Aug 1, 1876

Colorado becomes a state.

Grant declares Colorado a U.S. state.
Jul 23, 1885

Hiram Ulysses Grant dies.

Ulysses grant dies of cancer in the throat in Saratoga Springs, New York.
Period: Aug 1, 1885 to Dec 31, 1886

Grant's Memoirs are published.

Unknown exact date.