NHD Bibliography

Primary Sources
Amendment
15th Amendment to the Constitution. September 24,2014.
www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/15thamendment.html October
26, 2014.
This website explains how the 15th amendment was ratified. With Ulysses S
Grant support,
showing his concern for his citizens or just following the
presidents behind him. "All men free and equal" is the sole purpose for the 15th
amendment and it seem Grant believed in that idea.
It's difficult to understand
what Ulysses really felt, but through his action it show he had great
concern to
protect all the people he can.
Article
"Ulysses S. Grant sinking into the Grave." New York Time. March 1, 1885.
"Dying slowly of cancer working calmly on his in terrible pain." Articles are a
great way to show what the people of the time thought of their president. In an
attempt to search for different perspective of him.
"THE GREAT SOLDIER'S BODY." New York Time. August 1,
1885.http://www.granthomepage.com/nytimesarticles.htm
A news article on the days following Grants death. It talks about who visited
his funeral, and
how everyone was allowed to see him. It stats mainly how
Grants family visited every day and
troop came for show respect.
Books
Grant, Ulysses. Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant. New York. Charles L.
1885.
The personal memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant is an autobiography of Ulysses S.
Grant, 18th president, focusing mostly on his military career during the MexicanAmerican War and the
American Civil War. Quotes will be taken from this book to
show how Grant lead the Union during the Civil War and see his perspective.
Todd, Helen. A Man Named Grant. Boston: Houghton, Mifflin, 1940. Print.
This book has a thorough representation of Ulysses S. Grant's life. Since Grant
isn't very well
known, this book will help a lot by finding out things about Grant
that I never knew about.

An autobiography written by Grant, focusing mostly on his action and

decision making during the Civil War. Reviews comment how this book shows how
concerned Grant was for the men.
This source will be another tool in capturing
Grant emotion and thoughts during the Civil War, proving how great a leader he
was.

Quotes
Grant Home." Grant Home. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov. 2014.
http://www.granthome.com/grant_home. Online.
The brick house, which was designed by William Dennison, had been
constructed in 1860 for former City Clerk Alexander J. Jackson. Thomas B.
Hughlett, on behalf of only a small group of local Republicans, purchased the
house for $2,500 in June 1865 and presented it to Grant two
months later.
History: Ulysses S. Grant: The Hero of the Civil War. quot; History: Ulysses
S. Grant: The Hero of the
Civil War. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov.
2014. http://cr.nps.gov/logcabin/html/usg2.html&gt.Online.
As the Civil War reached its peak, Grant sought to win control of the
Mississippi Valley. In
February 1862, he took Fort Donelson in Tennessee, which
was the first Union victory of
strategic importance. This website is stating how
much of a hero Grant really is and how he
contributed so much for the United
States.Kelly, Martin.
"Ulysses S. Grant Quotes." BrainyQuote. Xplore, 2011. Web. 30 Oct. 2014.
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/favorites.html.
This primary source will provide my group with personal quotes that Ulysses
S. Grant has said himself. These quotes provide the reader with insight to the way
he thought about certain things and a little glimpse into his eyes. It shows how
caring and intelligent of a man he was
QuotesPersonal Memoirs Quotes. By Ulysses S. Grant.N.p., n.d. Web. 16
October 2014.
http://www.goodreads.com. Online.
These are quotes from Grant himself in the book he wrote Personal Memoirs.
The quotes are
about his life in the military and how he struggled on the battle
field and how he overcame the obstacles. It is told from his perspective. Also
quotes from him about his family and how they
were doing back home while he
was in the war.

Secondary Sources
Article
Hampson, Rick. "150 Years after Civil War, Descendants Deal with Legacy USATODAY.com." USATODAY. USA Today Nation, 07 Apr. 2011. Web.
19 Nov. 2014. http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-0407-civil-war-anniversary-ancestors_N.htm.
This article talks about the civil war and references to Ulysses S. Grant's role
during the war. This is significant because the civil war was the precursor for
Grant's presidential career.

Hindley, Meredith. "The Odyssey of Ulysses S. Grant."National Endowment

for the Humanities. Humanities, May 2014. Web. 21 Oct. 2014.
http://www.neh.gov/humanities/2014/mayjune/feature/the-odysseyulysses-s-grant
The article above talks primarily about Ulysses S. Grant's life after his
presidency. This will give me a lot to use including the time and place of his
death.
Secondary SourceArticleWaugh, Joan."Ulysses S. Grant Earned His
$50 Bill." Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 08 Mar. 2010. Web.
16 Oct. 2014.
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/mar/08/opinion/la-oewaugh8-2010mar08&gt. Online.
This article illustrates that Ulysses S. Grant earned his $50 bill. At first people
believed he shouldnt be on the $50 dollar bill because there was rumors of him
being a drunk during the war. He was then recognized for signing off the 15
amendment and his hard work for saving the
union and making sure it stayed
together during his presidency.
"Ulysses S. Grant." Council on Foreign Relations.N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Nov.
2014. http://www.civilwar.org/education/history/biographies/ulyssess-grant.html.
The article/website above contains a brief yet thorough outline of President
Ulysses S. Grant's life. It will further help us understand Grants life and
anything he may have had to overcome to get to where he got.
"Ulysses S. Grant." The White House.The White House, n.d. Web. 15 Oct.
2014.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents/ulyssessgrant.
This source gives a shortened description on Grants early life. Instead, the
article focuses on Grants involvement in the civil war and his political career
following the end of the civil war.
The article goes over his time as president,
and gives some basic outlines of some of his political
actions.
Wilentz, Sean. "The Return of Ulysses."New Republic. New Republic, 25
Jan. 2010. Web. 21 Oct. 2014.
http://www.newrepublic.com/book/review/the-return-ulyses-s-grant.
This article goes deep into the presidential years of Ulysses S. Grant and
shows examples of how people saw him and what the thought of him. This
will help me by showing me how Grant worked on a more brute and cunning
level than other presidents.
Biography
Biography: Ulysses S. Grant." PBS.PBS, n.d. Web. 20 Oct. 2014.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/biography/gr
ant-introduction.
This article gives a very thorough description on Ulysses' life as a soldier for
the army. This will help me find out many achievements and
accomplishments he has earned throughout his entire life.

"Ulysses S. Grant." History.com. A&E Television Networks, 2009.Web. 15

Oct. 2014. http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/ulysses-s-grant.
This source also provides a general overview of Grants life. Instead of
focusing on military
service, this article gives more information on Grants
transition from a general to President of
the United States. It then outlines his
time in the white house. It also gives some insight on
scandals that occurred
during his presidency.

"Ulysses S. Grant Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, N.d. Web.

15 Oct. 2014.
http://www.biography.com/people/ulysses-s-grant9318285#synopsis.
This website offers a short overview of Grants life. It covers his early life,
teenage years, and
the time of his life when he was a president. This
website will offer pictures, and many contributing factors that will help our project.
Video
Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 16 Oct. 2014.
http://www.biography.com. Online.
This source is a basic overview of Grants life. The source covers his early life
and childhood,
education history, and his service in the U.S. military. The
article provides a lot of information on each of the topics giving specific details as to
his life. The source also provides a video that
correlates with the material
covered in the article.
Ulysses S. Grant." History.com. A&E Television Networks, N.d. Web. 15 Oct.
2014. http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/ulysses-s-grant.
This site shows and talks about Ulysses and how he was involved in the Civil
War, and how he went from a war hero, to president of the United States. It then
goes on to provide pictures,
and talk about his life in the White House.
Website
Get Fast Facts on the Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant." About. N.p.,
n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2014.
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/ulyssessgrant. Online.
This website is fast facts about thee president Grant. It lists major events
while he was in office.
Also has his scandals and related stories to Grant. It also
talks about the civil war and how he
fought. The website also gives links to how
he helped the reconstruction after the civil war.
"Grant, Ulysses S. 188586. Personal Memoirs." Grant, Ulysses S. 188586.
Personal Memoirs.N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov. 2014.
<http://www.bartleby.com/1011/.

This website contains both volumes of Grants memoir. Information ranges

from his birth to his
time as a general in the union army to his time as
president. The information had a lot of validity
for Grants life because it was
written by Grant himself.
History Net: Where History Comes Alive.N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Oct. 2014.
http://www.historynet.com/ulysses-s-grant&gt; .Online.
This website gives a lot of information on all of the battles that Grant was in
such as, West Point,
Fort Henry, Fort Donaldson, and the Battle of Shiloh. It
gives specific details on what Grant did
during these battles. It also talks
about the myth of Unconstitutional Surrender at the Battle of
Donaldson.
History Net.Ulysses S. Grant Pictures. www.historynet.com/ulysses-sgrant-pictures. 2014. November
15, 2014.
A website filled with numerous photos of Grant in different situations. While
each source is
considered a primary source, documentation of the photo is
vague so I just put the whole
website page as a secondary source. Photo provide
an appealing visual to exhibits, and seems
necessary or else an exhibit can look
like a scattered document.
History.com. A&amp;E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2014.
http://www.history.com/topics/us- presidents/ulysses-s-grant&gt.
Online.
While Grant was personally honest, some of his associates were corrupt and
his administration was tarnished by various scandals. After retiring, Grant invested
in a brokerage firm that went
bankrupt, costing him his life savings.

Grant Homepage. http:www.empirenet.com/~ulysses/index.htm. 2009.

October 14, 2014.
A website this a variety of sources from document to primary photos. This
website will be our strongest tool to get learn more about Grants accomplishments
and struggles as he lead the
Union. Though the source is well publish personally
it seems to have accurate sources since it
includes a bib, and most sources will
be taken straight from the bib.
"The Eighteenth US President - Ulysses Grant."The Eighteenth US
President - Ulysses Grant.N.p., n.d.
Web. 20 Nov. 2014.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/History/presidents/Presidents_18_Grant.htm
This website briefly talks about Grants background with regards to his early
life and as a general. It also provides good information on Grants life after he left
office. The articles main focus is on Grants time as the 18th president of the United
States of America.
"The Life and Presidency of Ulysses Grant." About. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Nov.
2014.
http://americanhistory.about.com/od/ulyssessgrant/p/pgrant.htm.

This website will help our group by giving us a full biography of Ulysses S.
Grants life.
The U.S. Civil War 1861-1865. www.historyplave.com/civilwar/. 1996.
October 30, 2014.
This website consists of a timeline of the Civil War with significant event from
Lincoln elected to major battle between the Union and Confederates. Grant is in
this time log numerous occasions
since he lead the Union. These website will
provide us with important days, but the information
about the event is vague
so alternative sources will be used to back up the event.
Ulysses S. Grant Association.www.usgrantassociation.org. Mississippi
State University, National
Archives, Humanities. Friday, November 8,
2013. November 15, 2014
The mission of the Ulysses S. Grant Association is to conduct research into
the life of Ulysses S.
Grant and preserve the knowledge of his importance in
American history. The Association, with
the cooperation of the Mitchell
Memorial Library, Mississippi State University, and other interested public and
private entities, will edit and publish Grant's writings both in hardcover and digital
format, acquire and preserve artifacts and memorabilia from his lifetime, make this
material available to scholars and the public, conduct teacher and student
institutes and classes,
organize lectures and symposia, and maintain the Ulysses
S. Grant Presidential Library as the
major repository of information about U.S.
Grant and his era.
"Ulysses S. Grant Genealogy." Grant Genealogy. N.p., n.d. Web. 20 Nov.
2014. http://www.archives.com/genealogy/president-grant.html.
This website only helps us in the form of being for fun. His genealogy does
not affect our group
in matters of learning anything, its just for fun

"Ulysses S. Grant." History.com. A&E Television Networks, n.d. Web. 20

Nov. 2014. http://www.history.com/photos/ulysses-s-grant.
This website is a photo gallery of Ulysses S. Grants life. The gallery consists
of 19 pictures with
descriptions on each about Grants life. The pictures
range from candid pictures of Grant during the civil war to portraits and paintings
of Grant.
"Ulysses S. Grant." History Net Where History Comes Alive World US
History Online RSS.N.p., n.d. Web.
18 Nov. 2014.
http://www.historynet.com/ulysses-s-grant.
This website provides general information on Grants life before the civil war,
but provides
extensive information on Grant as a general during the civil war.
The website provides readers
with accounts of Grant at each specific battle site
as well as multiple other articles about Grant
during the civil war.
"Ulysses S. Grant Quotes."American Civil War Stories.N.p., n.d. Web. 11
Nov. 2014. http://www.americancivilwarstory.com/ulysses-s-grantquotes.html.

This webpage consists of various quotes vocalized by the late great president
Ulysses S. Grant. The quotes in this website will further my knowledge, as well as
my groups, with how Grant
spoke and thought through out his life.