Discover Ulysses S. Grant’s local connections at the 12th annual symposium in Cape Girardeau on Nov. 7, featuring expert speakers and a tribute to historian Frank Nickell. Registration required.

The Ulysses S. Grant Symposium returns to Cape Girardeau on Nov. 7, featuring expert talks on Grant’s Civil War legacy, a ...

"Lee's surrender to Grant at Appomattox Court House evokes a highly gratifying image in the popular mind-it was, many believe, a moment that transcended politics, a moment of healing, a moment of ...

Army Sgt. John Preston Donaldson of Butler, a Commissary Sergeant during the Civil War, was at the Village of Appomattox ...

1. Forty years of failure -- personality -- parentage -- early life -- appointment to west point -- life at west point -- army life -- mexican war -- marriage -- pacific coast -- resignation from army ...

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 ...