Ulysses S. Grant

Hiram Ulysses Grant is born.

Apr 27, 1822

Ulysses Grant is born in Point Pleasant, Ohio.

Mexican War

Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Sep 14, 1848

Grant fights in the Mexican War.

Civil War

Period: Jun 17, 1861 to Apr 9, 1865

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

Grant forces Lee to surrender at Appomatox

Apr 9, 1865

Grant becomes U.S's first 4-Star General.

Jul 25, 1866

Grant is President of the United States.

Period: Mar 4, 1869 to Mar 3, 1877

15th Amendment Ratified

Feb 3, 1870

The 15th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified.

French-Prussian War

Period: Jul 19, 1870 to Sep 2, 1870

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

Britian adopts the Ballot Act.

Jul 18, 1872

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

Lieutenant Custer defeated at Little Big horn.

Jun 25, 1876

Ottoman Empire is at war.

Period: Jun 30, 1876 to Mar 3, 1878

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

Colorado becomes a state.

Aug 1, 1876

Grant declares Colorado a U.S. state.

Hiram Ulysses Grant dies.

Jul 23, 1885

Ulysses grant dies of cancer in the throat in Saratoga Springs, New York.

Grant's Memoirs are published.

Period: Aug 1, 1885 to Dec 31, 1886

Unknown exact date.