Hiram Ulysses Grant Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Hiram Ulysses Grant, based on 9 World History Database records associated with United States of America.

9 records1862–18637 events3 places

Chronological biography

1862

Battle of Fort Donelson1862

Warfare / Civil War · Fort Donelson

Captures Fort Donelson for the Union

Capture of Fort Donelson1862

Warfare / Civil War · Fort Donelson

Captures Fort Donelson for the Union

Siege of Vicksburg1862

Warfare / Civil War · Vicksburg

1st Unionist attempt to capture Vicksburg fails

Battle of Shiloh7 April 1862

Warfare / Civil War · Shiloh

Grant defeats Confederate troops led by Johnston who is killed

1863

Siege of Vicksburg22 May 1863

Warfare / Civil War · Vicksburg

Takes command of the siege. A Confederate communications centre 235 miles North of New Orleans

Battle of Vicksburg, 2nd4 July 1863

Warfare / Civil War · Vicksburg

Vicksburg surrenders to the Unionists under Grant

Result of Surrender of Pemberton's Confederate Army at Vicksburg4 July 1863

Warfare / Civil War · Vicksburg

Vicksburg falls to Union control, giving the Union command of a crucial section of the Mississippi River.

Siege of Vicksburg4 July 1863

Warfare / Civil War · Vicksburg

Vicksburg surrenders to the Unionists under Grant. Accepts Confederate surrender under Lt General Pemberton

Surrender of Pemberton's Confederate Army at Vicksburg4 July 1863

Warfare / Civil War · Vicksburg

Accepts Confederate surrender under Lt General Pemberton

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.