Curated OER
A Press Conference With Abraham Lincoln
Fifth graders hold a press conference with Abraham Lincoln.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
Gilder Lehrman Institute: Ulysses S. Grant at West Point, 1839
[Free Registration/Login Required] A seventeen-year-old Ulysses S. Grant penned this letter to his cousin when he was a cadet at West Point revealing his first impressions of the academy. Also, includes a watercolor painted by Grant and...
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant
A comprehensive biography of Ulysses S. Grant including information about his life before his presidency, detailed essays on various aspects of presidency, brief biographies of members of his cabinet, and copies of his presidential papers.
Constitutional Rights Foundation
Constitutional Rights Foundation: Executive Branch: A Hero Betrayed: The Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant
Lesson with activity on the Executive Branch, distribution of power, scandal and the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant. Includes questions for discussion and class activity. Links to supplemental material.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Presidents Biography: 18. Ulysses S. Grant
A concise biography featuring the professional life of President Ulysses S. Grant. Identify details of his domestic policy, foreign affairs, and presidential politics as well as events during the era of Grant's administration.
Other
Potus: Ulysses S. Grant
Comprehensive facts about Ulysses S. Grant and his presidency. Includes biography, election results, cabinet members, odd facts, and notable events.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Shrady and Casey, Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
The dramatic monument to Ulysses S. Grant in front of the U.S. Capitol Building speaks to both the valor and the horror of the Civil war. View pictures of the monument made by Henry Merwin Shrady and read about its details in this essay.
Curated OER
National Park Service: Presidential Log Cabins: Ulysses S. Grant, Hero of the Civil War
Part of a larger biography of presidents is this article which focuses on Ulysses S. Grant in his role as general in the Civil War.
Bartleby
Bartleby.com: Personal Memoirs of u.s. Grant
These personal memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant are considered "among the greatest of military memoirs."
Other
Ulysses S. Grant Home Page
A complete site on Ulysses S. Grant with an abundance of information. It contains detailed information on his early life, his involvement in the Civil War, his presidency, his personal life, and some common myths.
A&E Television
History.com: American Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant
This easy-to-navigate site has President Ulysses Grant's biography, significant events in his life, an image gallery, and video clips.
The White House
The White House: Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant
A brief biography focusing primarily on Grant's military and presidential years. A black and white photo is included.
American Battlefield Trust
American Battlefield Trust: Civil War Biography: Ulysses S. Grant
Biographical profile of Ulysses S. Grant summarizes essential events of his military career.
Other
Galena State Historic Sites and General Ulysses S. Grant's Home
Discover the historic places in Galena, Illinois including General Ulysses S. Grant's home, the Old Market House, and the Elihu B. Washburne House to name a few.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant: Domestic Affairs
A very good look at the many parts of domestic affairs in the Grant administration. Grant dealt with Reconstruction, the Panic of 1873, a revamping of the government's relationship with Native Americans, and several scandals that did not...
Smithsonian Institution
National Portrait Gallery: The Mask of Lincoln: Ulysses S. Grant
The National Portrait Gallery publishes a photographic portrait of Ulysses S. Grant. In the accompanying caption, learn about Grant's approach to the war, which differed from that of other Northern generals. Also, learn why Lincoln...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Biography of President Ulysses S. Grant for Kids
Learn more about the biography of Ulysses S. Grant who was the 18th president of the United States.
Virginia Historical Society
Virginia Historical Society: Lee and Grant
A retrospective of the two greatest generals of the Civil War, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant. A side-by-side comparison of the two icons before, during, and after the war.
University of Groningen
American History: Presidents: Ulysses Simpson Grant
Site contains primary source material including Grant's first (1869) and second (1873) Inaugural addresses and eight State of the Union addresses from 1869 to 1876.
University of Virginia
Miller Center at Uva: u.s. Presidents: Ulysses S. Grant: Foreign Affairs
From the impressive site by Miller Center about the U.S. presidents, this page details the foreign policy highlights and disasters of the Grant Administration.
Siteseen
Siteseen: American Historama: Ulysses S Grant
Facts, biography, and accomplishments of the life of Ulysses Grant and summaries of important events during his presidency.
War Times Journal
War Times Journal: Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant
Here are several excerpts from Grant's memoirs regarding the Wilderness campaign. In them, he discusses his appointment by Lincoln to be commander of the Army of the Potomac, and much more.
Museum of the City of San Francisco
Virtual Museum of the City of San Francisco: Ulysses S. Grant and the Gold Rush
From Ulysses S. Grant's memoirs is this description of his 1852 trip to California across Panama and his stay in San Francisco.
American Presidency Project
American Presidency Project: Election of 1868
Online resource that provides detailed data for the presidential election of 1868 won by Republican nominee, Ulysses S. Grant.
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