Ulysses S. Grant | smithsonianmag.comhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/rss/tag/ulysses-s-grant/RSS feed for Ulysses S. GrantenWed, 24 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0000A Century and a Half After Custer's Last Stand, the Battle of Little Bighorn Continues to Mystifyhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-century-and-a-half-after-custers-last-stand-the-battle-of-little-bighorn-continues-to-mystify-180988984/The June 1876 firefight resulted in the deaths of George Armstrong Custer and 267 of his men. Historians continue to debate exactly how the Lakota Sioux and the Northern Cheyenne secured their victory over the U.S. ArmyWed, 24 Jun 2026 11:45:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-century-and-a-half-after-custers-last-stand-the-battle-of-little-bighorn-continues-to-mystify-180988984/One Was a Teenage Diplomat. Another Was a Nuclear Engineer. Here's How Eight Presidents Made Their Mark Outside of the White Househttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/one-was-a-teenage-diplomat-another-was-a-nuclear-engineer-heres-how-eight-presidents-made-their-mark-outside-of-the-white-house-180988146/From Abraham Lincoln's patent to James A. Garfield's geometry proof, learn how these 19th- and 20th-century commanders in chief shaped their legacies beyond politicsMon, 09 Feb 2026 13:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/one-was-a-teenage-diplomat-another-was-a-nuclear-engineer-heres-how-eight-presidents-made-their-mark-outside-of-the-white-house-180988146/The Real Story Behind Netflix's 'Death by Lightning' and the Shocking Assassination of President James A. Garfieldhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-behind-netflixs-death-by-lightning-and-the-shocking-assassination-of-president-james-a-garfield-180987598/The new limited series dramatizes the brief tenure of the 20th commander in chief, who was fatally shot by Charles J. Guiteau, a lawyer who believed he'd secured Garfield's electionThu, 06 Nov 2025 12:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-real-story-behind-netflixs-death-by-lightning-and-the-shocking-assassination-of-president-james-a-garfield-180987598/A Confederate Raider Fired the Final Shots of the Civil War in the Arctic, Two and a Half Months After Robert E. Lee Surrenderedhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-confederate-raider-fired-the-final-shots-of-the-civil-war-in-the-arctic-two-and-a-half-months-after-robert-e-lee-surrendered-180986847/The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 American merchant vessels, unaware that the conflict had already endedMon, 23 Jun 2025 12:48:39 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/a-confederate-raider-fired-the-final-shots-of-the-civil-war-in-the-arctic-two-and-a-half-months-after-robert-e-lee-surrendered-180986847/How America's Forgotten Second National Park Lost Its Federal Status—and Gained a New Lease on Life as a State Parkhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-americas-forgotten-second-national-park-lost-its-federal-statusand-gained-a-new-lease-on-life-as-a-state-park-180986751/Much of Mackinac Island was designated as a national park in 1875, but it proved to be too expensive for the government to maintain, so it was transferred to the State of Michigan in 1895Mon, 09 Jun 2025 13:13:27 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/how-americas-forgotten-second-national-park-lost-its-federal-statusand-gained-a-new-lease-on-life-as-a-state-park-180986751/Why Union General Ulysses S. Grant Issued an Order to Expel Jews From Certain Confederate States During the Civil Warhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-union-general-ulysses-s-grant-issued-an-order-to-expel-jews-from-certain-confederate-states-during-civil-war-180985615/An attempt to cut down on the illegal cotton trade, Grant’s decision, announced on this day in 1862, was immensely controversial and hounded him for yearsTue, 17 Dec 2024 10:00:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/why-union-general-ulysses-s-grant-issued-an-order-to-expel-jews-from-certain-confederate-states-during-civil-war-180985615/Unraveling Ulysses S. Grant's Complex Relationship With Slaveryhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unraveling-ulysses-s-grants-complex-relationship-with-slavery-180983360/The Union general directly benefited from the brutal institution before and during the Civil WarTue, 05 Dec 2023 12:15:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/unraveling-ulysses-s-grants-complex-relationship-with-slavery-180983360/How One Robber Baron's Gamble on Railroads Brought Down His Bank and Plunged the U.S. Into the First Great Depressionhttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/robber-baron-gamble-railroads-brought-down-bank-plunged-us-into-first-great-depression-panic-1873-180982877/In 1873, greed, speculation and overinvestment in railroads sparked a financial crisis that sank the U.S. into more than five years of miseryMon, 18 Sep 2023 10:30:00 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/robber-baron-gamble-railroads-brought-down-bank-plunged-us-into-first-great-depression-panic-1873-180982877/After Winning the Battle of Gettysburg, George Meade Fought With—and Lost to—the Presshttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/after-winning-the-battle-of-gettysburg-george-meade-fought-withand-lost-tothe-press-180982454/The Civil War general's reputation was shaped by partisan politics, editorial whims and his own personal failingsMon, 03 Jul 2023 13:29:01 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/after-winning-the-battle-of-gettysburg-george-meade-fought-withand-lost-tothe-press-180982454/What the Nation's Founders Said About the Indictment of a Former Presidenthttps://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-the-nations-founders-said-about-the-indictment-of-a-former-president-180981946/Alexander Hamilton wrote that a commander in chief removed from office would be "liable to prosecution and punishment"Thu, 06 Apr 2023 17:39:53 +0000https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/what-the-nations-founders-said-about-the-indictment-of-a-former-president-180981946/