ulysses grant

     

His letter accepting his nomination concluded, "Let us have peace", which became the GOP campaign slogan

Trivia about ulysses grant

  • In 1871 this man was President of the United States
  • His actual first name was Hiram while his middle name was Ulysses
  • (Jon of the Clue Crew reports from the University of Mississippi) Perhaps because it was used as a hospital, in 1862 the campus's one original building was spared destruction by this man, who was at the start of his Vicksburg campaign
  • Manhattan, New York (the one who's still there)
  • Susan was fined for illegally voting in 1872--she cast her ballot for this president who was re-elected
  • In 1864 at Spotsylvania, this Union General vowed "to fight it out on this line, if it takes all summer"
  • The Whiskey Ring scandal & William Belknap, his Sec. of War, impeached? No wonder this Republican didn't get a third term!
  • At the 1880 GOP Convention, this former 2-term president led on each of the 1st 35 ballots; Garfield was nominated
  • A chip off the old block, this president's son Fred graduated from West Point in 1871, while dad was in the White House
  • Scandals during this president's tenure included the Whiskey Ring, the Indian Ring & the Credit Mobilier Crisis