Civil War Timeline

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  • Hiram Ulysses Grant is born

    Hiram Ulysses Grant is born

  • Grant moves to Georgetown Ohio

    Grant moves to Georgetown Ohio

  • Grant applies to the U.S. Military Academy

    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
  • Grant graduates from the academy

    Grant graduates from the academy

  • Grant meets Julia Dent

    Grant meets Julia Dent

  • Grant proposes in May

    Grant proposes in May

  • Grant serves in the Mexican-American War

    Grant serves in the Mexican-American War

    1844 - 1846
  • Grant marries Julia

    Grant marries Julia

  • Frederick Dent Grant is born (Julia and Grant's first born)

    Frederick Dent Grant is born (Julia and Grant's first born)

  • Ulysses S. Grant Jr. is born (Julia and Grant's second born)

    Ulysses S. Grant Jr. is born (Julia and Grant's second born)

  • Grant resigns from the army to be with family

    Grant resigns from the army to be with family

  • Ellen Wrenshall Grant is born (Julia and Grant's third born)

    Ellen Wrenshall Grant is born (Julia and Grant's third born)

  • Jesse Root Grant is born (Julia and Grant's fourth and final born)

    Jesse Root Grant is born (Julia and Grant's fourth and final born)

  • Grant reenters the army

    Grant reenters the army

  • Grant is successful in capturing Fort Henry

    Grant is successful in capturing Fort Henry

  • Grant receives his commission as Lieutenant General of all Union armies

    Grant receives his commission as Lieutenant General of all Union armies

  • Elected as the 18th President of the U.S.

    Elected as the 18th President of the U.S.

  • Civil Rights Act passed

    Civil Rights Act passed

  • Grant announces he will not run for 3rd term

    Grant announces he will not run for 3rd term

  • Colorado enters the Union as the 38th state

    Colorado enters the Union as the 38th state

  • Rutherford B. Hayes becomes the 19th president of the U.S.

    Rutherford B. Hayes becomes the 19th president of the U.S.

  • Grant is diagnosed with throat cancer

    Grant is diagnosed with throat cancer

  • He loses his fortune to his sons business partner

    He loses his fortune to his sons business partner

  • Grant begins writing memoirs of the Civil War

    Grant begins writing memoirs of the Civil War

  • Ulysses S. Grant dies. He is buried in a temporary tomb in Riverside Park in New York city

    Ulysses S. Grant dies. He is buried in a temporary tomb in Riverside Park in New York city

  • Construction of Grant's permanent tomb is completed.

  • Construction of Grant's permanent tomb is completed.

    Construction of Grant's permanent tomb is completed.

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