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This video depicts the pivotal moments when General Ulysses S. Grant outmaneuvered Robert E. Lee, signaling the beginning of ...

The Ulysses S. Grant Symposium returns to Cape Girardeau on Nov. 7, featuring expert talks on Grant’s Civil War legacy, a ...

At approximately 7 a.m. April 2, 1865, Ulysses S. Grant’s army attacked Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia. By mid-afternoon, Confederate troops had begun to evacuate the town. The Union ...

Ulysses S. Grant is often dismissed as a simple butcher of his troops. In fact, Grant was an inspired military leader with a genius for issuing lucid orders, maneuvering his troops adroitly, and ...

The Smithsonian’s collections speak to the resolve and ingenuity of America’s service members A chess set used during the ...

The CSS “Shenandoah” only learned of the Confederacy’s defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser’s crew sank 24 American merchant vessels, unaware that the conflict had already ended ...

Each Memorial Day, Americans honor the service members who gave their lives for their country. From the nation's founding to its modern military operations overseas, hundreds of thousands of U.S.

The man moved his family during the Civil War, and if real estate is all about location, location, location, then Wilmer ...

Book review writer Richard Sisk on “Grant’s Enforcer” by Guy Gugliotta, Vietnam-era Navy swiftboat veteran and award-winning former reporter for The Washington Post, the Miami Herald and United Press ...

In 28 days it began. In 28 weeks it spread. In 28 years it evolved.