On this historic day, July 23, 1885, Ulysses S. Grant died at his family's cottage in New York.
The 18th President of the United States had a complex and exciting upbringing and time in the White House.
Grant was a West Point graduate and would later become president of the United States, according to White House information.
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Grant, born in 1822, grew up in Georgetown, Ohio, in a family of tanners, those who transform animal skins into leather, according to the New York State Museum.
In June 1843, at the age of 21, Grant graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point as an officer in the United States Army.
“Of those who survived the rigorous four years at West Point in the class of 1843, Grant graduated 21st out of 39 cadets,” according to the National Park Service.
Ulysses S. Grant graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1843 and became an army leader before his election to the presidency. (File montage/Getty Images)
“Long before he was the famed general who won the Civil War, Grant was known in the Army as a brilliant horseman,” the NPS also noted.
“Before his class began their graduation ceremony, Grant was offered the opportunity to show off his horsemanship skills to the Corps of Cadets as well as spectators during the graduation ceremony. One cadet commented, “It was as cool as watching Grant ride a horse,” the same source said.
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After marrying Julia Dent, the sister of a West Point classmate, in 1848, Grant moved to various Army posts across the United States, according to History.com.
Six years later, he resigned from the army and joined his wife in Missouri, on the plantation where she grew up.
By 1860, the Grants had four children.
President Ulysses S. Grant with his wife Julia Grant and their children, Frederick, Ulysses Jr., Ellen, and Jesse, in Washington, DC, circa 1870. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)
They moved to Galena, Illinois, in an effort to find success in Grant's father's leather goods business, according to History online.
When the Civil War began in 1861, Grant helped recruit, train and lead troops to the capital of Springfield, Missouri, earning the title of colonel and later brigadier general, according to Britannica.
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Over the next few years, Grant earned enormous respect for his victories in battles throughout the Midwest.
In 1864, he was appointed lieutenant general by President Abraham Lincoln and given full command over all U.S. armies, as History online reported.
(For his strategic planning, Lincoln would call Grant “self-reliant and vigilant,” the NPS said.)
On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia surrendered, ending the Civil War, as noted on the White House website.
Ulysses S. Grant was elected the 18th President of the United States and served from 1869 to 1877. (Universal Historical Archive/Getty Images)
In 1868, Grant was nominated for president of the United States with strong ties to the Republican Party, according to Britannica.
The 46-year-old won the election against Democratic candidate Horatio Seymour.
He became the youngest president-elect in US history at the time, according to History online.
During his first of two terms, Grant brought in many Army leaders, marking a necessary fresh start for the country during the Reconstruction era, Britannica noted.
“The final resting place of President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia, is the largest mausoleum in North America.”
He also ratified the 15th Amendment, which gave black men the right to vote.
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He also signed legislation to limit the activity of white terrorist groups such as the Ku Klux Klan, according to History online.
He was also the president who made Yellowstone National Park the first national park in the United States.
Grant is seen sitting in a wicker chair reading a newspaper at his home in Mount McGregor, New York, in July 1885, just four days before his death from throat cancer. (Casa Gráfica/Archive Photos/Getty Images)
Grant won reelection in 1872 against Democratic candidate Horace Greeley and continued his presidency for another four years.
Although several scandals swirled around Grant during his time in the White House, most did not involve the president himself.
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After leaving the White House, Grant worked for a financial firm before learning he had throat cancer, the White House website noted.
He died at age 63 in Mount McGregor, New York, where he and his family spent their summers, according to History online.
He was buried in New York City's Riverside Park, where his wife Julia would join him approximately 17 years later.
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“The final resting place of President Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia, is the largest mausoleum in North America,” the National Park Service said.
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“It is a testament to a people's gratitude toward the man who ended the bloodiest conflict in American history as commanding general of the Union Army and then, as president of the United States, strove to heal a nation after a civil war and realize the rights of all citizens.”
