On the anniversary of his birth on April 27, 1822, here's a look at photos and illustrations of the Civil War commander and 18th President of the United States.
Detail of portrait of President Ulysses S. Grant, undated.General Ulysses S. Grant in his headquarters at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1864. General Ulysses S. Grant in his headquarters at Cold Harbor, Va., June 1864.General Ulysses S. Grant (leaning over bench, lower left) examines a map held by General George G. Meade in Massaponax Church, Va., May 21, 1864. General Ulysses S. Grant (lower left) and men on Lookout Mountain in Tennessee, 1863. Portrait of Major General Ulysses S. GrantDetail of <i>The Peacemakers</i>, c. 1868, by George P.A. Healy, portraying (from left) General William Tecumseh Sherman, General Ulysses S. Grant, President Abraham Lincoln, and Rear Admiral David Dixon Porter aboard the steamboat <i>River Queen</i> weeks before the fall of Petersburg, Va., March 1865. “The room in the McLean House, at Appomattox C.H., in which Gen. Lee surrendered to Gen. Grant”Detail of depiction of Ulysses S. Grant at the U.S. Capitol, undated.Detail of portrait of Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant by Constant Mayer, 1866. Detail of portrait of Ulysses S. Grant by Ole Peter Hansen Balling, 1865. Detail of official portrait of President Ulysses S. Grant by Henry Ulke, 1875. Statue of Ulysses S. Grant at the Vicksburg National Military Park in Vicksburg, Miss., 2005.
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