General Ulysses S Grant, American soldier and politician mb-code 42-28001625 This commenced at Garraway's coffee-house

This commenced at Garraway's coffee-house and concluded at Gresham College in London

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General Ulysses S Grant, American soldier and politician mb-code 42-28001625 This commenced at Garraway's coffee-houseGeneral Ulysses S Grant, American soldier and politician, c1860s (1955). Grant leaning over the shoulder of General George Meade. Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822 1885) commanded the Union (northern) army in the American Civil War from March 1864, leading it to final victory the following year. He was elected the 18th President of the United States in 1869, holding office until 1877. A print from Mathew Brady Historian with a Camera by James D Horan,