For much of his life, Ulysses S. Grant failed at every occupation he tried ... which had always been his best subjects, as well as in art. He earned his lowest marks in French.

Ulysses S. Grant continued the American tradition of electing military figures as presidents—those men who led and won key battles in war. Attempting to be apolitical, Grant campaigned on the ...

General in Chief of the Union Army and U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant rose from comparative obscurity to become general in chief of the Union army late in the war, securing victory by through ...