Ulysses S. Grant

Military Ranks
June 1861 Colonel of 21st Illinois
May 1861 Brigadier-General Volunteers
February 1862 Major-General of Volunteers
July 1863 Major-General Regular Army
March 1864 Lieutenant-General and general-in-chief

Commands
August 7 - 17, 1861 Ironton, Mo
August 17 - 29, 1861 Jefferson City
April 6 - 7, 1862 District of West Tennessee
April 30 to May 10, 1862 Right Wing and Reserve of Major-General Halleck's Army
October 1862 to October 1863 Department of the Tennessee
Nov. 4, 1862 to July 18, 1863 Army on the Mississippi
Oct. 16, 1863, to Mar. 2, 1864 Military Division of the Mississippi , including the Armies of the Ohio, Cumberland, and Tennessee
Mar. 17, 1864, to Aug. 12, 1866 General-in-Chief, of the Armies of the United States

Battles And Commands
September 6, 1861 Seizure of Paducah, Kentucky
February 2 - 6, 1862 Fort Henry
February 13 - 16, 1862 Fort Donelson
April to October 1862 Mississippi Campaign
April 6 - 7, 1862 Battle of Shiloh
April 10 to May 30, 1862 Siege of Corinth
October 3 - 4, 1862 Battle of Corinth
September 19, 1862 Battle of Iuka
May 1, 1863 Battle of Port Gibson
May 12, 1863 Battle of Raymond
May 14, 1863 Capture of Jackson Mississippi
May 16, 1863 Battle of Champions Hill
May 17, 1863 Combat of the Big Black
May 19 and May 22, 1863 Assaults on Vicksburg
May 22 to July 4, 1863 Siege of Vicksburg
November 23 - 25, 1863 Battle of Chattanooga
May 4, 1864, to April 9, 1865 Richmond Campaign
May 5 - 6, 1864 Battle Of The Wilderness
May 8 - 21, 1864 Battle Of Spottsylvania
May 21 - 25, 1864 Battles of North Anna
May 28 - 29, 1864 Battle of Totopotomy
May 30, 1864 Battle of Bethesda Church
June 1-13, 1864 Battles of Cold Harbor
June 16-18, 1864 Assaults on Petersburg
June 18, 1864, to April 3, 1865 Military Operations about Petersburg, and Siege of the place
April 3 - 9, 1865 Pursuit of the Rebel Army
April 6, 1865 Battle of Sailor's Creek
April 9, 1865 Capitulation of General Lee, with the Army of Northern Virginia, at Appomattox Courthouse

Biographies
General Grant Biography
Mrs. Grant

Family General And Mrs. Grant

Miscellaneous Military History Grant And Longstreet Grant And Sherman Grant Article General Sherman Index Larry Clowers as General Grant President Grant's Cabinet His Presidency U. S. Grant's Account Of The Appomatox Surrender Grant Master Of Combined Operations

Letters 1863 Vol. 1 Ch. 14 Pg. 390 November 25, 1863 Letter From Grant To Sherman Vol. 1 Ch. 14 Pg. 392 November 29, 1863 Letter From Grant To Sherman 1864 Vol. 2 Ch. 15 Pg. 427 March 4, 1864 Letter From Grant To Sherman - about Grant's Promotion Vol. 2 Ch. 15 Pg. 428 March 10, 1864 Letter To Grant From Sherman - about Grant's Promotion Vol. 2 Ch. 16 Pg. 489 April 4, 1864 Letter From Grant To Sherman Vol. 2 Ch. 16 Pg. 491 April 10, 1864 Letter From Sherman To Grant Vol. 2 Ch. 16 Pg. 492 April 19, 1864 Letter From Grant To Sherman Vol. 2 Ch. 16 Pg. 493 April 24, 1864 Letter From Sherman To Grant Vol. 2 Ch. 19 Pg. 583 September 3, 1864 Congratulations on Capture Of Atlanta Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant September 10, 1864 Letter From Grant To Sherman Vol. 2 Ch. 19 Pg. 586 September 12, 1864 Letter From Grant To Sherman Vol. 2 Ch. 19 Pg. 587 September 20, 1864 Letter From Grant To Sherman Vol. 2 Ch. 20 Pg. 616 September 26, 1864 Dispatch From Grant To Sherman Vol. 2 Ch. 20 Pg. 617 September 27, 1864 Dispatch From President Lincoln To Sherman Vol. 2 Ch. 20 Pg. 618 September 27, 1864 Dispatches From Grant To Sherman - Received on September 28, 1864 Vol. 2 Ch. 20 Pg. 639 November 1, 1864 Letter From Grant To Sherman Vol. 2 Ch. 20 Pg. 640 November 2, 1864 Letter From Sherman To Grant Vol. 2 Ch. 20 Pg. 643 November 7, 1864 Dispatch From Grant To Sherman Vol. 2 Ch. 21 Pg. 680 December 3, 1864 Letter From Grant To Sherman Vol. 2 Ch. 21 Pg. 682 December 6, 1864 Letter From Grant To Sherman Atlanta Evacuation Letter Vol. 2 Ch. 21 Pg. 677 December 13, 1864 Letter From Sherman To Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton Vol. 2 Ch. 21 Pg. 683 December 16, 1864 Letter From Sherman To Grant Vol. 2 Ch. 21 Pg. 687 December 17, 1864 Letter To Lt. Gen. William Joseph Hardee - C. S. A. Vol. 2 Ch. 21 Pg. 687 December 17, 1864 Letter From Lt. Gen. William Joseph Hardee - C. S. A. Vol. 2 Ch. 21 Pg. 688 December 18, 1864 Letter From Sherman To Grant Vol. 2 Ch. 21 Pg. 700 December 18, 1864 Letter From Grant To Sherman Vol. 2 Ch. 22 Pg. 711 December 22, 1864 Savannah Present Vol. 2 Ch. 21 Pg. 701 December 24, 1864 Letter From Sherman To Grant Vol. 2 Ch. 21 Pg. 701 December 26, 1864Letter From Grant To Sherman Vol. 2 Ch. 22 Pg. 717 December 27, 1864 Letter From Grant To Sherman Larry Clowers December 27, 1864 Letter From Grant To Sherman Larry Clowers December 29, 1864 Letter From Grant To Sherman 1865 Vol. 2 Ch. 22 Pg. 718 January 2, 1865 Letter From Sherman To Grant Vol. 2 Ch. 22 Pg. 737 January 21, 1865 Letter From Grant to Sherman Vol. 2 Ch. 22 Pg. 738 January 29, 1865 Letter From Sherman To Grant Vol. 2 Ch. 23 Pg. 789 February 7, 1865 Letter From Grant To Sherman Vol. 2 Ch. 23 Pg. 778 March 12, 1865 Letter From Sherman To Grant Vol. 2 Ch. 23 Pg. 793 March 16, 1865 Letter From Grant To Sherman Vol. 2 Ch. 23 Pg. 796 March 22, 1865 Letter From Sherman To Grant Vol. 2 Ch. 24 Pg. 806 March 22, 1865 Letter From Grant to Sherman Vol. 2 Ch. 23 Pg. 798 March 23, 1865 Letter From Sherman To Grant Vol. 2 Ch. 23 Pg. 799 March 24, 1865 Letter From Sherman To Grant Vol. 2 Ch. 24 Pg. 831 April 5, 1865 Letter From Grant To Sherman Vol. 2 Ch. 24 Pg. 834 April 14, 1865 Letter To Gen. Joseph Eggleston Johnston - C. S. A. Vol. 2 Ch. 24 Pg. 843 April 18, 1865 Gen. Joseph Eggleston Johnston - C. S. A. - Surrender Terms William T. Sherman Special Orders 1864 11 January 27, 1864 Special Field Order 11 28 March 14, 1864 Special Field Order 28 39 July 19, 1864 Hdqrs. Military Division Of The Mississippi 159 August 23, 1864 Hdqrs. Military Division Of The Mississippi November 7, 1864 Hdqrs. Military Division Of The Mississippi 119 November 8, 1864 Special Field Orders 120 November 9, 1864 Special Field Orders November 10, 1864 Hdqrs. Military Division Of The Mississippi November 11, 1864 Hdqrs. Military Division Of The Mississippi 139 December 23, 1864 Special Field Order From Savannah Georgia 143 December 26, 1864 Special Field Order 143 1865 6 January 8, 1865 Special Field Order 6 10 January 12, 1865 Special Field Order 10 15 January 16, 1865 Special Field Order 15 48 April 5, 1865 Special Field Order 48 54 April 12, 1865 Special Field Order 54 55 April 14, 1865 Special Field Order 55 56 April 17, 1865 Special Field Order 56 76 May 30, 1865 Special Field Order 76 Miscellaneous Sherman's account of the meeting aboard the River Queen Admiral Porter's account of the meeting aboard the River Queen

Name GRANT, Ulysses S. (Hiram Ulysses)
Born April 27 1822, Point Pleasant OH
Died July 23 1885, Mount McGregor NY
Pre-War Profession Graduated West Point 1843, Mexican war, garrison duty, resigned 1854, firewood pedlar, store clerk.
War Service 1861 commanded a camp of instruction, June 1861 Col. of 21st Illinois, May 1861 appointed Brig. Gen. of Volunteers, Belmont, Fts Henry and Donelson, February 1862 promoted Maj. Gen. of Volunteers, commanded Army of the Tennessee, Shiloh, Vicksburg campaign, July 1863 promoted Maj. Gen. in Regular Army, Chattanooga campaign, March 1864 Lt. Gen. and general-in-chief, Overland campaign.
Post War Career Army service, US President, businessman, writer.
Notes He was the general that Lincoln had been looking for.
On the Internet Ulysses S. Grant Homepage <http://www.mscomm.com/%7Eulysses/>
Further reading
Anderson, Nancy Scott The generals : Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee New York, Wings Books, 1994
Badeau, Adam Military history of Ulysses S. Grant, from April, 1861 to April, 1865 New York, 1868-1881
Dana, Charles A The life of Ulysses S. Grant : general of the armies of the United States Springfield MA, Gurdon Bill & Co., 1868
Grant, Ulysses S Personal memoirs of U.S. Grant Blue Ridge Summit PA, TabBooks, 1991
Lewis, Lloyd Captain Sam Grant Boston, Little, Brown, 1950