He was under orders to scout a suitable site for a military post, a mission personally approved by President Ulysses S. Grant, but he also brought along two prospectors, outfitted at his expense.

President Grant gave the pen he used to sign the 15th Amendment to a fellow Civil War veteran, Herbert Preston. Copyright © 2017 by Wendel A. White President Ulysses ...

Join us as we take a rare look inside the home of U.S. Grant - Civil War hero and the 18th President of the United States. Located in Galena, Illinois, this house preserves the personal belongings and ...

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville history professor Erik Alexander talked about what America was like in 1869 and provided an overview of the early months of President Ulysses Grant's ...

On April 15, 1865, the Civil War had just ended, the 16th U.S. president had been killed. How would Americans respond?

By The Associated Press Today is Wednesday, April 9, the 99th day of 2025. There are 266 days left in the year. Today in ...

April 9th has witnessed numerous significant events throughout history, spanning a variety of categories including politics, ...

Grant's Farm was built by Civil War Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who settled on the land in 1855 to farm and raise cattle. In 1903, August A. Busch Sr. bought the land, and ever since it has belonged to ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Ryan P. Semmes, historian and Mississippi State Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library research director examines the far-reaching implications of Reconstruction in his first book ...

The demolition of the former U.S. Grant Motel, which had been vacant since 2016, will make room for The Castle bar next door ...

Peter Colasante, the owner of L'efant Gallery in Georgetown, Washington D.C., brought dozens of historic artifacts to the ...