Ulysses S. Grant was born. U ... For a time after the war, Grant, his wife, and their firstborn son, Fred, enjoyed happiness. But in 1852, when Ulysses was transferred to Fort Vancouver in ...

Examining the diet of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th U.S. president and commanding ... as he initially brought an army cook into the White House. But his wife, Julia, quickly hired an Italian chef ...

President Ulysses ... Grant loved the simple dessert so much that it was often served in the White House at the end of extravagant dinners of more than 29 courses. Despite the efforts of his wife ...

Ulysses S. Grant was inconsistent in his policy supporting Reconstruction. He sent federal troops into South Carolina to protect African-Americans’ civil rights, but failed to send federal troops into ...

Ulysses S. Grant, who lived here with his wife, family and enslaved workers in the 1850s. A large portion of the original 850-acre estate was sold off to the Busch family and now operates as Grant ...

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic site is the family home of Grant's wife, Julia Dent. Grant ... retained ownership of the property until his death in 1885. Make a tax-deductible gift today to ...