From George Washington on the $1 bill to Ulysses S. Grant on the $50 note, the portraits staring at us from within our wallets honor the nation’s leaders whose leadership and vision have left an ...

Thousands of mourners accompanied Grant's tomb through New York City. New York Historical Society. As Ulysses S ... the National Park Service spent $1.8 million to restore the tomb.

For much of his life, Ulysses S. Grant failed at every occupation he tried. But in the United States Army, his remarkable talents as a soldier and leader saved his country from falling apart.

Ulysses S. Grant continued the American tradition of electing military figures as presidents—those men who led and won key battles in war. Attempting to be apolitical, Grant campaigned on the ...