Cool facts about Ulysses S. Grant
Posted on Nov 20, 2025 / Celebs
- He was born Hiram Ulysses Grant but became known as Ulysses S. Grant after a West Point enrollment mix-up.
- Grant smoked cigars constantly — even during important meetings and battles.
- He was a surprisingly talented writer; his memoirs are praised for their clarity and power.
- Grant worked odd civilian jobs, including in his father’s leather shop, before rising to fame.
- He constantly worried about money after leaving the White House and wrote his memoirs to provide for his family.
- Grant supported civil-rights enforcement and used federal troops to protect Black voters in the South.
- Despite scandals in his administration, he refused to resign and tried to reform the government from within.
- He died in 1885, and thousands turned out for his funeral — he remained a national figure to the end.
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