Professor Brooks Simpson talked about Union General Ulysses S. Grant's Overland Campaign, which was a series of battles fought in Virginia during May and June of 1864 during the U.S. Civil War.

As winter melted into spring in March of 1864 President Abraham Lincoln would finally find the military commander who would end the Civil War, but at a staggering cost to the Western Massachusetts ...

Ulysses S. Grant's Second Petersburg Offensive A. Wilson Greene analyzed Ulysses S. Grant’s lesser-known second Petersburg offensive, which took place in June 1864 as Union forces attempted ...

In March 1864, a grateful Abraham Lincoln appointed Grant commander of all the U.S. armies, with the rank of lieutenant general. ... Ulysses S. Grant's father made a living tanning leather.

"The Man Who Saved the Union," by H.W. Brands. This June 1864 file photo shows former US Lt. General Ulysses S. Grant standing by a tree in front of a tent in Cold Harbor, Virginia. Grant was ...

The ensuing Battle of the Wilderness raged May 5-6, 1864. Thickets, underbrush, ... Undaunted, Ulysses Grant now took that road. It was a road which led to Appomattox -- and victory.

Ulysses S. Grant was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio. ... Lincoln appointed him general-in-chief in 1864. Grant ordered Gen. William Sherman’s infamous march through the South.

March 11, 1864. Credit... The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context from March 11, 1864, Page 4 Buy Reprints. View on timesmachine. ... DAVIS, and ULYSSES GRANT, ...

General Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia, circa 1864 or 1865. Photo Courtesy Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site photo collection ...

Ulysses S. Grant earned his $50 bill ... When Lincoln tapped him in early 1864 to be the leading general, Grant directed victories that vindicated his strategic vision and guaranteed his president ...

For much of his life, Ulysses S. Grant failed at every occupation he tried. But in the United States Army, his remarkable talents as a soldier and leader saved his country from falling apart. Born ...