The 18th president's descendant had a storied career in museum curation before turning his attention to an affable vampire.

A rising wave of racist violence in the South prompted President Ulysses S. Grant to legal and military action against the Ku ...

This video offers a historic walkthrough of Ulysses S. Grant’s residence in Galena, IL, where he lived after the Civil War.

Lincoln was, as usual, astute. The abolitionist movement in the North was led by Christians convinced that God abhorred ...

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

This video delves into the pivotal strategies and campaigns of 1864 that led to the Union's decisive advantage in the ...

During the Civil War, the “Rock House,” which was located high on a ridge on the Jackson Road (later Openwood Street and now ...

On July 4, 1863, after 47 days of battle, Lt. General John Pemberton’s Confederate troops surrendered to General Ulysses S.

Americans, on July 4th, celebrate the nation’s birthday, when the Continental Congress officially declared that the United States was no longer a British colony, but an independent country. It gained ...

At West Point, Rufus Ingalls was Ulysses S. Grant’s first roommate, and he roomed with Grant again at Camp Vancouver in 1852.

The latest book from the Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer of George Washington, Alexander Hamilton and Ulysses S. Grant ...

A free two-day event commemorating 250 years of American history will be held at Valley View Park this weekend, featuring ...