Ulysses S. Grant

Born

Apr 27, 1822

Ulysses S. Grant is born in Point Pleasant, Ohio as Hiram Ulysses Grant.

Enlisted in West Point

Jan 1, 1839

The exact date he joined West Point in unknown

Graduated from West Point

Jan 1, 1843

Served in the Mexican-American war

Period: Apr 25, 1846 to Feb 2, 1848

Served in the Mexican-American war under Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott.

April 25, 1846 to February 2, 1848 Served in Mexican-American war

Apr 25, 1848

Served in the Civil War

Period: Apr 12, 1861 to May 9, 1865

Captured Paducah, Kentucky

Sep 6, 1861

Grant captures Fort Henry and 12,000 confederate troops

Feb 6, 1862

Grant captures Fort Donelson

Feb 16, 1862

The Battle of Shiloh ends (one day long)

Apr 7, 1862

Grant captures Vicksburg, Mississippi

Jul 4, 1863

Promoted to Lieutenant General

Mar 1, 1864

Grant and Lee start fighting at Fredericksburg in early May

May 1, 1864

Grant pushes Lee's army to Petersburg in mid-june

Jun 1, 1864

10-month long siege of Petersburg begins

Jun 1, 1864

10-month long siege ends and Lee evacuates Petersburg

Apr 2, 1865

Lee surrenders at Appamattox Courthouse; The war ends

Apr 9, 1865

Grant is elected the 18th president of the United States

Mar 4, 1869

Grant's Presidency

Period: Mar 4, 1869 to Mar 4, 1877

Grant's term as president is over

Mar 4, 1877

Death

Jul 23, 1885

Died in Wilton, New York from throat cancer.