GRANT, ULYSSES S.

born April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio, U.S. died July 23, 1885, Mount McGregor, N.Y. Ulysses S. Grant. original name Hiram Ulysses Grant U.S. general, commander of the Union armies during the late years (1864-65) of the American Civil War, and 18th president of the United States (1869-77). John Y. Simon The Editors of the Encyclopdia Britannica