John Y. Simon
Contributor
Professor of History, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale. Executive Director, Ulysses S. Grant Association. Editor of The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant.
Primary Contributions (1)
Ulysses S. Grant was a U.S. general, commander of the Union armies during the late years (1864β65) of the American Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States (1869β77). Grant was the son of Jesse Root Grant, a tanner, and Hannah Simpson, and he grew up in Georgetown, Ohio. Detesting theβ¦
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