Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 (Personal Name)

NUCMC data from State Hist. Soc. N.D. for Heitmuller, A. Autograph collection, 1815-1912 (U.S. Grant)

Lewis, L. Captain Sam Grant, 1991.

Britannica online, Mar. 15, 2005 (Grant, Ulysses S.; original name: Hiram Ulysses Grant; b. Apr. 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio; d. July 23, 1885, Mount McGregor, N.Y.; U.S. general, commander of the Union armies during the late years (1864-65) of the American Civil War, and 18th president of the United States (1869-77); Grant decided to reverse his given names and enroll at the [United States Military] academy as Ulysses Hiram; however, his congressional appointment was erroneously made in the name Ulysses S. Grant, the name he eventually accepted, maintaining that the middle initial stood for nothing)

Biog. resource center, Mar. 15, 2005 (Dictionary of American biography: Ulysses Simpson Grant; b. Apr. 27, 1822, Ohio; d. July 23, 1885; baptized Hiram Ulysses Grant; registered at West Point as Ulysses Hiram Grant; had transposed his given names, fearing that his initials "H. U. G." would make him an object of ridicule; at West Point he was informed that his congressman had reported his name as Ulysses Simpson Grant; failing to obtain a correction from the authorities, he accepted uncomplainingly the designation bestowed upon him; Encyclopedia of world biography: Ulysses Simpson Grant; also known as: Hiram Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant; Historic world leaders: Ulysses Simpson Grant; also known as: Hiram Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant)

Biog. & geneal. master index, Mar. 15, 2005 (Grant, Ulysses S(impson) (1822-1885), Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885), Grant, Ulysses Simpson (1822-1885))

Encyc. Amer., 1999 (Grant, Ulysses Simpson (1822-1885))

World book, 2004 (Grant, Ulysses S. (1822-1885))

Acad. Amer. encyc., 1997 (Grant, Ulysses S.; Ulysses Simpson Grant)