Civil War Timeline By delaney goings1 Apr 27, 1822 Hiram Ulysses Grant is born 1823 Grant moves to Georgetown Ohio 1839 Grant applies to the U.S. Military Academy His friend that applied him to the academy accidentally put his first name as Ulysses. He now goes by Ulysses 1843 Grant graduates from the academy 1844 Grant meets Julia Dent 1844 Grant proposes in May 1844 Grant serves in the Mexican-American War 1844 - 1846 Aug 22, 1848 Grant marries Julia May 30, 1850 Frederick Dent Grant is born (Julia and Grant's first born) Jul 22, 1852 Ulysses S. Grant Jr. is born (Julia and Grant's second born) 1854 Grant resigns from the army to be with family Jul 4, 1855 Ellen Wrenshall Grant is born (Julia and Grant's third born) Feb 6, 1858 Jesse Root Grant is born (Julia and Grant's fourth and final born) 1861 Grant reenters the army Feb 6, 1862 Grant is successful in capturing Fort Henry Mar 9, 1864 Grant receives his commission as Lieutenant General of all Union armies Nov 5, 1868 Elected as the 18th President of the U.S. Mar 1, 1875 Civil Rights Act passed May 29, 1875 Grant announces he will not run for 3rd term Sep 1, 1876 Colorado enters the Union as the 38th state Mar 4, 1877 Rutherford B. Hayes becomes the 19th president of the U.S. 1884 Grant is diagnosed with throat cancer 1884 He loses his fortune to his sons business partner 1884 Grant begins writing memoirs of the Civil War Jul 23, 1885 Ulysses S. Grant dies. He is buried in a temporary tomb in Riverside Park in New York city 1897 Construction of Grant's permanent tomb is completed. 1897 Construction of Grant's permanent tomb is completed.
