President Ulysses S. Grant was a Union general before he received the title of Commander and Chief. Born and raised in Point Pleasant, Ohio, Grant had simple tastes even before he went off to war. For ...

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (KFVS) - Cape Girardeau holds a unique and consequential past, particularly associated with one of the most renowned men of the Civil War and an eventual president of the United ...

The final cooking temperature of a steak is vital to its overall quality. Well-done cuts are often lambasted as dry and tough, but one of history's most famous commanders-in-chief felt very ...

Ulysses S. Grant is often dismissed as a simple butcher of his troops. In fact, Grant was an inspired military leader with a genius for issuing lucid orders, maneuvering his troops adroitly, and ...

Acclaimed Civil War reenactor and historian Curt Fields, Ph.D., will present “This Cruel War is Over: What Now?” at a special meeting of the Civil War Round Table at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 22, at the ...

Vice President Henry Wilson died from a stroke on the morning of Monday, Nov. 22, 1875. That afternoon, President Ulysses S.

Part I. Formation 1630-1848 -- "My family is American" -- "My Ulysses" -- West Point -- "Dear Julia" -- "By treaty or the sword" -- "Army of invasion" -- Part II ...

The 12th annual Ulysses S. Grant Symposium will return to historic downtown Cape Girardeau on Friday, Nov. 7, at Kellerman-Lorimier Hall, 401 Independence St. The event, organized by the Kellerman ...

President Ulysses S. Grant delivers his second inaugural address from the east steps of the U.S. Capitol as the temperature topped out at 16 degrees Fahrenheit on March 4, 1873, in Washington, D.C. A ...

Grant's Farm is open for the season! The 280-acre historical site was owned by former President Ulysses S. Grant in the 1850s ...

The 12th annual Ulysses S. Grant Symposium will be held Friday, Nov. 7, at Kellerman-Lorimier Hall in Cape Girardeau, featuring three Grant experts and a tribute to the late Frank Nickell. According ...

Illinoisans celebrate our 16th president and defender of the Union on Feb. 12, a state holiday. The rest of the nation remembers Lincoln, along with George Washington, on Presidents Day on Feb. 16. In ...