My American Experience
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Introduction:
Ulysses S. Grant -
Preview:
U.S. Grant: Warrior Preview -
Timeline:
Ulysses S. Grant -
Photo Gallery:
Ulysses S. Grant -
Interview:
Behind the Scenes Interviews -
Biography:
Henry Adams -
Biography:
Mary Lucinda Bonney -
Biography:
Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain) -
Biography:
Julia Dent Grant -
Biography:
The Grant Children -
Biography:
Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson Grant -
Biography:
Ulysses S. Grant -
Biography:
General Robert E. Lee -
Biography:
Red Cloud -
Biography:
Abraham Lincoln -
Biography:
Winfield Scott -
Biography:
William Tecumseh Sherman -
Biography:
Charles Sumner -
Biography:
Zachary Taylor -
Biography:
Annie Turner Wittenmyer -
Primary Resources:
Cyrus F. Boyd: A Union Soldier at Shiloh -
Primary Resources:
Henry Morton Stanley: A Confederate Soldier at Shiloh -
General Article:
In His Shoes -
General Article:
You're the General -
Poll Results:
Ulysses S. Grant Online Polls -
General Article:
Meet the Generals -
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Kids in the Civil War -
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George Armstrong Custer and the Battle of the Little Bighorn -
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The Mexican American War -
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Grant's Greatest Battles -
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Rise of the Ku Klux Klan -
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The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson -
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Black Friday, September 24, 1869 -
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Passage of the Fifteenth Amendment -
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The Panic of 1873 -
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The Colfax Massacre -
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The Centennial Exposition of 1876 -
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The Disputed Election of 1876 -
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Grant's World Tour -
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Grant's Funeral March -
Photo Gallery:
U.S. Grant: In His Shoes -
Primary Resources:
Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant -
Transcript:
Ulysses S. Grant (2002) -
Transcript:
U.S. Grant: Warrior (2011) -
Further Reading:
Related Books and Websites -
Cast & Crew:
Film Credits -
Teacher's Resources:
Teacher's Guide
Part of the Collection:
Other Stories
Topic: Who is the Greatest Civil War General?
Do you admire Ulysses S. Grant? Or perhaps Robert E. Lee? Or maybe someone different! Tell us who is your favorite and why.
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