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Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
1822–1885
Best known for leading the Union Army to victory in the Civil War, he later became the 18th president of the United States. His life stretched from battlefield command to the White House and, in his final years, to the writing of memoirs that became one of the most admired books of their kind.
12 Audiobooks
Memoirs of the Union's Three Great Civil War Generals
by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant, Philip Henry Sheridan, William T. (William Tecumseh) Sherman
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Part 1.
by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Complete
by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Part 4.
by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Part 2.
by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Part 6.
by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
State of the Union Addresses
by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 1
by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Part 3.
by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant, Part 5.
by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 2
by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to his father and his youngest sister, 1857-78
by Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) Grant
About the author
Born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, in 1822, he entered West Point and served in the Mexican-American War before leaving the army for several difficult civilian years. When the Civil War began, he returned to military service and rose quickly through the Union ranks, gaining national fame for victories at places including Fort Donelson, Vicksburg, and Appomattox.
After the war, he served two terms as president, from 1869 to 1877. His presidency is often remembered for its effort to protect the results of the Civil War and support the rights of formerly enslaved people during Reconstruction, even as his administration was also damaged by major scandals involving some associates.
In his final years, he traveled widely, faced serious financial losses, and wrote his Personal Memoirs while gravely ill. He died in 1885, but his reputation has endured through both his military leadership and the clear, direct writing that made his memoirs a lasting classic.