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Grant, who led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War, was widely known for his prowess as a horseman. [1] The first two of the reported arrests were in 1866, when Grant was commanding general; the third is said to have occurred in 1872, when Grant was serving as the president of the United States.
Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) was a commanding general during the Civil War and a two-term U.S. president. Born in Ohio near the Ohio River, Grant grew up around horses, possessing a natural affinity which allowed him to ride, train and manage horses from an early age.
In modern bios, as I've said, the horsemanship index entry should have picked this up (and one bio does mention an example of Grant racing in a carriage, but with nothing negative attached to the incident). 19th-c bios, I should say, made a big thing of his humility, respect for the common soldier, that sort of thing, and since the 1866 ...
In Part One of this essay, I looked at why the presidency of Ulysses S. Grant received so little historical respect for so long, and why his record on Reconstruction — the defining issue of his ...
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; [a] April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. In 1865, as commanding general , Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War .
Inauguration of President Grant Mathew Brady March 4, 1869. Grant's March 4, 1869, Inaugural speech addressed four priorities. First, Grant said he would approach Reconstruction "calmly, without prejudice, hate, or sectional pride; remembering that the greatest good for the greatest number is the object to be obtained." Second, Grant spoke on ...
Not every president requests horses for their funeral ceremony. John F. Kennedy did, and Black Jack, the riderless horse, vaulted the caisson unit into the public eye. George H. W. Bush did not.
A man and woman who sold pro-Donald Trump merchandise out of a bus covered with pro-Trump flags and posters are homeless after the vehicle crashed into several street signs and utility poles in ...