80 moments

1. Birth at Point Pleasant

   1822-04-27 · Point Pleasant, Ohio, United States

   

   Grant was born as Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio.

2. Childhood move to Georgetown

   1823-01-01 · Georgetown, Ohio, United States

   

   Grant moved with his family from Point Pleasant to Georgetown, where he grew up. The article dates the family move to the fall of 1823 but does not provide a day.

3. Student at Maysville Seminary

   1836-01-01 · Maysville Seminary, Maysville, Kentucky, United States

   

   Grant attended Maysville Seminary during the winter term of 1836–1837. The source supports the 1836–1837 winter term; year-level dating is used.

4. Cadet at West Point

   1839-07-01 · United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, United States

   

   Grant began his education at the United States Military Academy after being accepted on July 1. The surrounding text identifies the institution as the United States Military Academy at West Point.

5. Graduation from West Point

   1843-06-30 · United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, United States

   

   Grant completed the United States Military Academy course and entered active army service.

6. First army assignment

   1843-09-01 · Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States

   

   After graduation, Grant reported for his first assignment with the 4th Infantry at Jefferson Barracks. The preceding sentence identifies "there" as Jefferson Barracks near St. Louis.

7. Service at Corpus Christi

   1846-03-11 · Corpus Christi, Texas, United States

   

   Grant's Fourth Infantry departed Corpus Christi during the opening movement of the Mexican–American War.

8. Battle of Palo Alto

   1846-05-08 · Palo Alto Battlefield, Brownsville, Texas, United States

   

   Grant experienced his first combat while marching toward Fort Texas in the Battle of Palo Alto.

9. Battle of Resaca de la Palma

   1846-05-09 · Resaca de la Palma Battlefield, Brownsville, Texas, United States

   

   Grant participated in the next day's battle and led his company in a charge. The date follows directly from the prior sentence's May 8, 1846 battle date.

10. Battle of Monterrey dispatch

    1846-09-01 · Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

    

    Grant saw action at Monterrey, where he volunteered to carry a dispatch under fire. The battle occurred in September 1846; the source passage does not state a day.

11. Mexican campaign at Mexico City

    1847-09-14 · Mexico City, Mexico

    

    Grant entered Mexico City with Winfield Scott's army after the battles at Molino del Rey and Chapultepec. Grant's unit was identified immediately before as part of Scott's army.

12. Postwar arrival in Detroit

    1848-11-17 · Detroit, Michigan, United States

    

    Grant and Julia began their postwar army assignments at Detroit.

13. Madison Barracks assignment

    1849-01-01 · Madison Barracks, Sackets Harbor, New York, United States

    

    Grant was transferred from Detroit to the upstate New York outpost at Madison Barracks. The source places this transfer after November 17, 1848 and before his return to Detroit four months later; 1849 is used.

14. Cholera relief in Panama City

    1852-01-01 · Panama City, Panama

    

    While transporting troops to California, Grant organized relief during a cholera epidemic in Panama City. The Panama crossing occurred during Grant's 1852 westward transfer; the source passage does not provide a more precise date.

15. Quartermaster at Vancouver Barracks

    1852-01-01 · Vancouver Barracks, Vancouver, Washington, United States

    

    Grant was sent north from San Francisco to Vancouver Barracks in Oregon Territory. The source dates the westward assignment to 1852 but does not give a month for arrival at Vancouver Barracks.

16. Arrival at San Francisco

    1852-08-01 · San Francisco, California, United States

    

    Grant reached San Francisco after the Panama crossing en route to an Oregon Territory posting.

17. Command at Fort Humboldt

    1853-01-01 · Fort Humboldt, Eureka, California, United States

    

    As a captain, Grant commanded Company F of the 4th Infantry at Fort Humboldt.

18. Farming near St. Louis

    1854-01-01 · St. Louis County, Missouri, United States

    

    After leaving the army, Grant farmed on property near St. Louis belonging to his brother-in-law. Coordinates represent the White Haven/Hardscrabble area near St. Louis.

19. Resignation at Fort Humboldt

    1854-07-31 · Fort Humboldt, Eureka, California, United States

    

    Grant resigned from the army while serving at Fort Humboldt, ending his first military career. The immediately preceding sentence identifies Fort Humboldt as his assignment.

20. Hardscrabble residence

    1856-01-01 · Hardscrabble, St. Louis County, Missouri, United States

    

    Grant moved his family to part of his father-in-law's farm and built the Hardscrabble house. The date is calculated from the source's 1854 reference and "Two years later."

21. Bill collector in St. Louis

    1858-01-01 · St. Louis, Missouri, United States

    

    Following the failure of farming, Grant lived in St. Louis and worked as a bill collector. The sentence follows the family's 1858 departure from the farm; year-level dating is used.

22. Leather-store clerk in Galena

    1860-01-01 · Galena, Illinois, United States

    

    Grant moved his family to Galena and worked at his father's leather-goods business.

23. Recruitment meeting in Galena

    1861-04-16 · Galena, Illinois, United States

    

    After news of Fort Sumter, Grant attended a Galena mass meeting that encouraged recruitment. The preceding sentence dates Lincoln's call for volunteers to April 15, 1861; "the next day" is April 16.

24. Railroad guard duty at Mexico

    1861-06-01 · Mexico, Missouri, United States

    

    Grant took the 21st Illinois to Mexico, Missouri, to guard the Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad. The cited passage follows the June 17 command appointment; month-level timing is used.

25. Colonel with the 21st Illinois

    1861-06-14 · Springfield, Illinois, United States

    

    Grant received command of the 21st Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. The appointment was made in Illinois; Springfield is a representative coordinate for the state-government setting because the quoted text does not name a city.

26. Headquarters at Cairo

    1861-09-02 · Cairo, Illinois, United States

    

    Grant arrived at Cairo, assumed command, and established headquarters for operations on the Mississippi, Tennessee, and Cumberland rivers.

27. Occupation of Paducah

    1861-09-06 · Paducah, Kentucky, United States

    

    Grant advanced from Cairo and occupied Paducah to secure the strategic Kentucky river town.

28. Battle of Belmont

    1861-11-07 · Belmont Battlefield, Mississippi County, Missouri, United States

    

    Grant landed troops and engaged Confederate forces in his first Civil War battle as a general.

29. Fort Henry expedition

    1862-02-03 · Fort Henry, Tennessee, United States

    

    Grant embarked with the Fort Henry expedition, beginning the campaign into Tennessee. The source identifies the expedition immediately before as Grant's approved attack on Fort Henry; coordinates mark Fort Henry.

30. Capture of Fort Donelson

    1862-02-16 · Fort Donelson National Battlefield, Dover, Tennessee, United States

    

    Grant directed the operation that compelled Fort Donelson's Confederate garrison to surrender. The quote directly identifies Grant as the recipient of surrender at Fort Donelson.

31. Battle of Shiloh

    1862-04-06 · Shiloh Battlefield, Tennessee, United States

    

    Grant's army fought at Shiloh near Pittsburg Landing and held the Tennessee River landing under Confederate attack. The source dates the opening of the battle to April 6, 1862.

32. Arrival at Corinth

    1862-05-30 · Corinth, Mississippi, United States

    Grant entered Corinth with Halleck's combined Union army after the Confederate evacuation. Grant was part of Halleck's combined army, but the quote names Halleck as arriving; confidence is reduced for collective-presence wording.

33. Capture of Holly Springs

    1862-11-13 · Holly Springs, Mississippi, United States

    

    Grant captured Holly Springs during the opening phase of his overland Vicksburg campaign.

34. Battle of Jackson

    1863-05-14 · Jackson, Mississippi, United States

    

    Grant's Vicksburg campaign included the battle at Jackson, Mississippi. Grant led the Vicksburg campaign, but the quotation establishes campaign membership rather than expressly naming him at Jackson; confidence is reduced.

35. Victory at Vicksburg

    1863-07-04 · Vicksburg, Mississippi, United States

    

    Grant's capture of Vicksburg secured Union control of the Mississippi River. Grant's physical presence at Vicksburg is supported by his leadership of the campaign and surrounding text, but this brief quotation does not expressly say he was at the surrender site.

36. Arrival at Chattanooga

    1863-10-01 · Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States

    

    Grant arrived in Chattanooga after being assigned command of the new Division of the Mississippi. The source dates Grant's assignment to October 16, 1863 but does not give a day for his arrival.

37. Army headquarters at Culpeper

    1864-03-01 · Culpeper, Virginia, United States

    

    Grant established his headquarters with the Army of the Potomac at Culpeper before the Overland Campaign. The source places the headquarters establishment after Grant's March 1864 commission; it does not specify a day.

38. Formal commission in Washington

    1864-03-09 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    

    Grant was formally commissioned lieutenant general by President Lincoln at a Cabinet meeting.

39. Battle at North Anna

    1864-05-01 · North Anna Battlefield, Caroline County, Virginia, United States

    

    Grant moved southeast after Spotsylvania and met Lee's army at North Anna. The source does not provide a day; the North Anna battle occurred in late May 1864.

40. Crossing at Germanna Ford

    1864-05-04 · Germanna Ford, Orange County, Virginia, United States

    

    Grant began the Overland Campaign by leading the Army of the Potomac toward Germanna Ford and across the Rapidan.

41. Battle of the Wilderness

    1864-05-05 · Wilderness Battlefield, Virginia, United States

    

    Grant's army attacked Robert E. Lee's forces in the Wilderness during the opening battle of the Overland Campaign. Grant had led the army to the battle the preceding day; physical presence is supported by his command in the active field movement.

42. Assault at Spotsylvania

    1864-05-12 · Spotsylvania Court House, Virginia, United States

    

    Grant attempted to break Lee's line at the Muleshoe salient during the battle at Spotsylvania Court House.

43. Headquarters at Cold Harbor

    1864-06-01 · Cold Harbor, Virginia, United States

    

    Grant directed operations from headquarters at Cold Harbor during the final major battle of the Overland Campaign. This is a contemporaneous image caption in the article; month-level dating is retained.

44. Siege of Petersburg

    1864-06-01 · Petersburg, Virginia, United States

    

    Grant moved his army south of the James River and advanced against Petersburg, beginning the nine-month siege. The advance began in June 1864; the source passage does not give a day.

45. Assault at Cold Harbor

    1864-06-03 · Cold Harbor, Virginia, United States

    

    Grant launched the costly Union assault against Lee's entrenched line at Cold Harbor.

46. Georgetown Heights residence

    1865-01-01 · Georgetown Heights, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    

    After the Civil War, Grant secured a Washington-area home for his family in Georgetown Heights.

47. Meeting with Lee at Appomattox

    1865-04-09 · Appomattox Court House, Virginia, United States

    

    Grant met Robert E. Lee and accepted the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia.

48. Cabinet meeting on assassination day

    1865-04-14 · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    

    Grant attended a Cabinet meeting in Washington on the day Abraham Lincoln was shot.

49. Assessment of Fenian crisis

    1866-06-01 · Buffalo, New York, United States

    

    President Johnson sent Grant to Buffalo to assess and suppress the Fenian threat on the Canadian border.

50. Republican nomination

    1868-05-01 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

    

    Grant was unanimously nominated for president at the Republican National Convention. The convention was held in Chicago in May 1868; the quoted sentence documents the nomination but does not state Grant's physical attendance.

51. Presidential inauguration

    1869-03-04 · United States Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    

    Grant was sworn in as the 18th president of the United States. The inauguration took place at the United States Capitol; the source text does not name the venue.

52. Second presidential inauguration

    1873-03-04 · United States Capitol, Washington, District of Columbia, United States

    

    Grant began his second presidential term after being sworn in by Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase. The inauguration venue is represented by the United States Capitol.

53. Army of the Tennessee reunion speech

    1875-09-01 · Des Moines, Iowa, United States

    

    Grant spoke in Iowa at a reunion of veterans from the Army of the Tennessee. The 1875 reunion was held in Des Moines; the source quotation specifies Iowa but not the city.

54. Departure for world tour

    1877-05-16 · Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

    

    Grant and Julia embarked from the Philadelphia area on the SS Indiana for England. The departure followed the Philadelphia ceremonies described immediately above; coordinates represent Philadelphia.

55. Arrival at Liverpool

    1877-05-28 · Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

    

    Grant's world-tour party arrived at Liverpool after an eleven-day Atlantic crossing.

56. Dinner with Queen Victoria

    1877-06-26 · Windsor Castle, Windsor, England, United Kingdom

    

    Grant and Julia met and dined with Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle.

57. Arrival at Edinburgh

    1877-08-31 · Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom

    

    Grant arrived in Edinburgh during the Scottish portion of the world tour.

58. Freedom of Glasgow

    1877-09-13 · Glasgow City Chambers, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

    

    Grant visited Glasgow and received the Freedom of the City at City Hall.

59. Stay in Paris

    1877-10-24 · Paris, France

    

    Grant and Julia arrived in Paris and stayed at the Hôtel Bristol for five weeks.

60. Christmas aboard USS Vandalia

    1877-12-01 · Port of Palermo, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

    

    Grant spent Christmas aboard the USS Vandalia while it was docked at Palermo. Month-level dating is used because the source gives Christmas 1877 rather than a calendar day.

61. Meeting Emperor Franz Joseph

    1878-01-01 · Vienna, Austria

    

    Grant continued his European tour to Vienna, where he met Emperor Franz Joseph I. The source places the Vienna visit after August 1878 Russia and before his September 25 return to Paris; it does not provide a month.

62. Meeting Portuguese monarchs

    1878-01-01 · Lisbon, Portugal

    

    Grant and Julia visited Lisbon and were received by King Luís I and Queen Maria Pia. The source places the Lisbon visit during the October–November 1878 Iberian tour but does not specify a date.

63. Visit to Karnak

    1878-01-01 · Karnak Temple Complex, Luxor, Egypt

    

    During the Nile journey, Grant visited the Karnak Temple complex at ancient Thebes. The quoted account follows the January 5 arrival in Alexandria but does not give a day for Karnak.

64. Visit with Pope Leo XIII

    1878-01-01 · Vatican City

    Grant returned to Rome and visited the Vatican, where he spoke with Pope Leo XIII. The article places the Rome visit after March 1878 Athens and before the later 1878 northern-European tour, but does not provide a month.

65. Arrival at Alexandria

    1878-01-05 · Alexandria, Egypt

    

    The Grants began their Egyptian journey by arriving at Alexandria.

66. Visit to Jerusalem

    1878-02-01 · Jerusalem

    

    Grant became the first U.S. president to visit Jerusalem during his post-presidential world tour. Jerusalem was then under Ottoman rule; country designation is omitted to avoid anachronistic sovereignty labeling.

67. Arrival at Athens

    1878-03-10 · Athens, Greece

    

    Grant reached Athens and received a major public welcome during his Greek visit.

68. Meeting Tsar Alexander II

    1878-08-01 · St. Petersburg, Russia

    

    Grant visited St. Petersburg and met Tsar Alexander II at the Summer Palace.

69. Meeting Alfonso XII

    1878-10-01 · Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain

    

    Grant met King Alfonso XII at the city-hall palace in Vitoria during his Spanish visit. The article places this during Grant's October–November 1878 Iberian journey; Vitoria-Gasteiz is the modern spelling.

70. Meeting King Chulalongkorn

    1879-01-01 · Grand Palace, Bangkok, Thailand

    

    Grant met King Chulalongkorn at the Grand Palace during a week-long stay in Siam. The article dates the Siam visit to 1879 but does not supply a month or day.

71. Meeting Lord Lytton

    1879-01-01 · Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    

    In Calcutta, Grant met Lord Lytton, the viceroy of India. Kolkata is the current official name of Calcutta; the source places the visit during his February–March 1879 Indian tour.

72. Return to Galena

    1879-01-01 · Galena, Illinois, United States

    

    After returning from abroad, Grant and Julia reached Galena and lived there for several weeks. The source places this after the September 1879 return to San Francisco and before the December 16 arrival in Philadelphia.

73. Arrival at Bombay

    1879-02-13 · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    

    Grant arrived in Bombay and began a month of travel through India. Mumbai is the current official name of Bombay.

74. Arrival at Canton

    1879-05-05 · Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

    

    Grant arrived at Canton aboard USS Ashuelot during the China leg of his world tour. Guangzhou is the current official name of Canton.

75. Arrival and diplomacy in Peking

    1879-06-03 · Beijing, China

    

    Grant reached Peking and discussed the Ryukyu Islands dispute with Prince Gong and Li Hongzhang. Beijing is the current official name of Peking.

76. Arrival at Yokohama

    1879-07-03 · Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan

    

    Grant reached Yokohama aboard USS Richmond during his final foreign visit of the tour.

77. Return to San Francisco

    1879-09-20 · San Francisco, California, United States

    

    Grant returned to the United States at San Francisco after circumnavigating the world.

78. Republican convention third-term bid

    1880-06-01 · Chicago, Illinois, United States

    

    Grant attended the Republican National Convention in Chicago during his unsuccessful attempt to secure a third nomination. The quotation documents the convention and Grant's candidacy but does not expressly state his attendance; confidence is reduced.

79. Last public appearance

    1884-08-04 · Ocean Grove, New Jersey, United States

    

    Grant attended a Civil War veterans' service at Ocean Grove, his last public appearance.

80. Death at Grant Cottage

    1885-07-23 · Grant Cottage, Mount McGregor, Moreau, New York, United States

    

    Grant died of throat cancer at Grant Cottage on Mount McGregor in upstate New York. Grant Cottage is on Mount McGregor in the town of Moreau; coordinates mark the cottage site.