Ulysses S. Grant By dlittlefield Apr 27, 1822 Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasent, Ohio May 28, 1830 Indian Removal Act Aug 18, 1831 Nat Turner's revolt Jan 1, 1836 Oregon Trail opens. Jan 14, 1843 Ulysses S. Grant graduated from U.S military academy, West Point New York. Apr 25, 1846 Mexican-American War begins. Ulysses S. Grant sereved in he war. Aug 22, 1848 Ulysses S. Grant was married to Julia Dent and had four children. Jul 23, 1855 Ulysses S. Grant died of tongue and tonsils cancer. Apr 12, 1861 The American Civil War Begins. Ulysses S. Grant fought for the Union Army as a general. Jan 18, 1865 Reconstruction after the civil war. Jan 18, 1869 Transcontinental complete. Mar 4, 1869 Ulysses S. Grant becomes president of the UNited States Of America. Jan 18, 1870 fifteenth amandment radified Jan 18, 1877 Ulysses S. Grant ened the Nez Perce War.