Ulysses S. Grant: Collected State of the Union Addresses 1869 - 1876

Ulysses S. Grant (1822 - 1885) was the Commanding General of the Union Army prior to becoming President. A West Point graduate and veteran of the Mexican-American War, Grant defeated Confederate General Robert E. Lee's army at Appomattox, effectively ending the Civil War. This work brings together President Grant's eight State of the Union Addresses delivered between 1869 and 1876.