Ulysses S. Grant: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Hiram Ulysses Grant
Born	April 27, 1822 • Ohio
Died	July 23, 1885 (aged 63) • New York
Title / Office	presidency of the United States of America (1869-1877), United States
Political Affiliation	Republican Party
Awards And Honors	Hall of Fame (1900)
Notable Family Members	spouse Julia Grant
Role In	Alabama claims • American Civil War • Battle of Appomattox Court House • Battle of Chattanooga • Battle of Monterrey • Battle of Shiloh • Battle of Spotsylvania Court House • Battle of the Wilderness • Mexican-American War • Peninsular Campaign • Petersburg Campaign • United States presidential election of 1868 • United States presidential election of 1872 • United States presidential election of 1880 • Vicksburg Campaign • Battle of Cold Harbor • Crédit Mobilier Scandal

President Grant tried unsuccessfully to annex the Dominican Republic, then known as Santo Domingo.
Grant and his wife had been invited to the performance at Ford's Theatre at which President Abraham Lincoln was in attendance when he was assassinated, but they had declined.
Grant was the United States' first four-star general.
During his presidency, Grant signed legislation authorizing the National Weather Service, Yellowstone National Park, and the Department of Justice.