His mother, Hannah Simpson, was an Irish immigrant from Dergenagh, County Tyrone.
Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27, 1822. Grant was the first President born in Ohio.
Grant was a Methodist.
His given name was Hiram Ulysses Grant. Before leaving for West Point, he decided to reverse the names, but his appointment was in the name of Ulysses S. Grant. The Army never changed it's mind about U.S. Grant, so he finally began to use the patriotic name himself.
Ulysses S. Grant set a high jump record at West Point that lasted for more than 25 years.
Grant ran against the first woman to be nominated for President. Victoria Claflin Woodhall was nominated by the Equal Rights Party.
Ulysses Grant served in both Mexican War and US Civil War.
He was the first President whose parents were both alive when he was inaugurated.
Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for speeding while driving a horse and buggy in Washington, DC. He had to pay a fine of $20.00 and walk back to the White House.
He suffered from migraine headaches all his life. He wore false teeth and was very squeamish.
He owned a slave named William Jones, acquired from his father-in-law. At a time when he could have desperately used the money from the sale of Jones, Grant signed a document that gave his freedom.
Although Grant had 15 years in the regular military, his initial offer to serve in the Civil War was overlooked by the War Department. His letter was not found until after the war was over.
His favorite breakfast was a cucumber soaked in vinegar.
Grant had both a beard and a mustache.
Ulysses S. Grant established Yellowstone as the nation's first national park on March 1, 1872.
It was rumored that Grant smoked twenty cigars a day.
Ulysses Grant didn't have a Vice President for part of his second-term. Vice President, Henry Wilson, died in office and was not replaced, leaving Grant without a VP for more than a year.
Ulysses Grant was elected to two terms 1868, 1872.
President Grant had two Vice Presidents and a period of time where he didn't have a Vice President.
- Schuyler Colfax (1869-1873)
- Henry Wilson (1873-1875)
- none (1875-1877)
A friend of Grant's once tried to get him to learn the increasingly popular game of golf. Finally, Grant consented to go as an observer. His friend, however, could not connect with the ball. Confused, Grant admitted that it did look like very good exercise but asked what the little white ball was for.
His children had two ponies while they lived in the White House. The ponies were named Reb and Billy Button. Ulysses had a Newfoundland named Faithful.
He was tone deaf and could not recognize any of the light airs of the time. Military music was especially annoying to him. He once told a reporter, "I only know two tunes. One of them is Yankee Doodle and the other isn't."
Grant wrote a best-paying books of its time and it is still high on the all-time list. His book was President Grant's Memoirs. Royalties were estimated to be $500,000. He never saw the book in print He died before it was published.
President Grant's picture is on the $50 bill.
Ulysses S. Grantw died in Mount McGregor, New York on July 23, 1885. He was 63 years and 87 days. Yes, Grant is buried in Grant's Tomb in New York City beside his wife. It is the largest mausoleum in North America. So the answer to who is buried in Grant's Tomb, is Mrs. and Mrs. Grant.
