The papers of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), army officer and eighteenth president of the United States, contain approximately 50,000 items dating from 1819-1974, with the bulk falling in the period 1843-1885. They include general and family correspondence, speeches, writings, reports, messages, military records, financial and legal records, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, memorabilia, and other papers. The collection relates to Grant's service in the Mexican War and Civil War, his pre-Civil War career, and his postwar service as U.S. secretary of war ad interim under President Andrew Johnson, his 1868 presidential campaign and two-term presidency, his unsuccessful 1880 presidential bid, and his extensive travels and financial difficulties.

The Abraham Lincoln Papers contain more than 180 items to, from, or referring to Ulysses S. Grant.

The papers of vice president, senator, and representative Andrew Johnson (1808-1875), who became the seventeenth president of the Unites States in 1865 after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Notable correspondents in the papers include Ulysses S. Grant.

The papers of United States representative from Illinois, diplomat, lawyer, and historian E. B. (Elihu Benjamin) Washburne (1816-1887) consist of 37,000 items in 144 containers. The bulk of the collection dates from 1852 to 1882, including many papers related to Ulysses S. Grant.

The papers of lawyer and Secretary of War Edwin McMasters Stanton (1814-1869) span the years 1818-1921, with the bulk of the material originating between 1862 and 1870. The Correspondence series, the largest in the collection, contains letters received by Stanton and copies of letters he sent, including correspondence with Grant.

This collection documents the historical formation and cultural foundations of the movement to conserve and protect America's natural heritage through books, pamphlets, government documents, manuscripts, prints, photographs, and motion picture footage drawn from the collections of the Library of Congress. The collection includes acts signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant, including the Act Establishing Yellowstone National Park in 1872.

The papers of U.S. Army officer and governor of New Jersey George Brinton McClellan (1826-1885) consist of 33,000 items. Correspondents represented in the collection include Ulysses S. Grant.

Historic American newspapers selected and contributed by state partners in the National Digital Newspaper Program.

The papers of commissioner of patents, United States postmaster general, secretary of war, judge advocate general of the United States Army, and lawyer Joseph Holt (1807-1894) consists of 20,000 items in 118 containers and three oversize folders. Correspondents represented in the collection include Ulysses S. Grant.

The papers of army officer Philip Henry Sheridan (1831-1888) span the years 1853-1896, with the bulk of the material originating between 1862 and 1887, including correspondence and reports to Grant.

The Printed Ephemera collection comprises 28,000 primary source items dating from the seventeenth century to the present and encompasses key events and eras in American history. Search the collection to find items related to Grant including his proclamation announcing the 15th Amendment to the Constitution and campaign literature from the 1868 presidential election.

The papers of General William Tecumseh Sherman (1820-1891) span the years 1810-1897, with the bulk of the material originating between 1848 and 1891. The Sherman Papers includes many letters to and from Ulysses S. Grant.