Some sample questions from this category:
* Grant was the first general of this rank in the Army of the Potomac. Which?
* What town was put under siege in Mississippi by Grant's troops?
* Many historians regard this as the biggest weakness of Ulysses S. Grant. Which?
* Which of the following was not a trait of Grant?
* What was Grant's first name at birth?
* Who led the Confederacy at Shiloh?
* Grant's great grandfather Noah was killed in action during which conflict?
* What famous singer is believed to be a first cousin, three times removed of Grant?
* Grant's son Ulysses Jr. ran unsuccessfully for the US Senate in what state?
* Grant graduated from West Point in what year?
* In what city did Grant marry Julia Dent?
* Grant received national attention during the Civil War when forces under his command captured which Tennessee fort?
* When was Grant named commander of all Union forces?
* Who was Grant's opponent in the presidential election of 1868?
* Grant's first secretary of state only served 11 days before he resigned to become minister to France. Who was he?
* The father of which future US President served as war secretary and attorney general in the Grant administration?
* The Credit Mobiler scandal, which took place during the Grant administration, involved the skimming of profits from the federal construction funds for what railroad?
* The Great Chicago Fire took place during the Grant administration. What year did the fire happen?
* What was the only state that joined the union during the Grant administration?
* Who was the partner in the brokerage firm with Grant's son that went bankrupt in 1884, leaving the former president almost penniless.
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