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|job = General | |||
|job2 = President of the United States | |||
|affiliation = Union Army | |||
|affiliation2 = United States government | |||
|spouse = Julia Grant | |||
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''' | '''Ulysses S. Grant''' was a [[general]] in the [[Union Army]] during the [[American Civil War]] from [[1861]] to [[1865]] and [[President of the United States]] in the [[1870s]]. | ||
== Biography == | |||
Grant served as a [[Union Army]] general in the American Civil War. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Backtime (comic story)}}, [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blood and Hope (novel)}}) | |||
In [[1863]], Grant encountered the [[Third Doctor]], who gave President [[Abraham Lincoln]] a sketched [[map]] that he had made of the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] lines at [[Gettysburg]]. Lincoln gave the map to Grant, thus helping the Union Army to win the [[Battle of Gettysburg]]. General Grant then confiscated [[the Doctor's TARDIS]], telling the Doctor that he found him suspicious and that his "chicken shack" was to stay in military hands until he gave it clearance. ([[COMIC]]: {{cs|Backtime (comic story)}}) | |||
On [[9 April]] [[1865]], Grant accepted the surrender of Confederate General [[Robert E. Lee]] at [[Appomattox Court House]], after an exchange of letters. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Blood and Hope (novel)}}) | |||
On [[14 April]] 1865, Grant and [[Julia Grant|his wife]] had originally planned to attend [[Ford's Theatre]] alongside President Lincoln, however, they would cancel and instead take the night [[train]] to [[Burlington]]. In their stead, [[Major]] [[Henry Rathbone|Rathbone]] and his fiancée [[Clara Harris]] attended. That night, Lincoln would be [[Assassination of Abraham Lincoln|assassinated]] by [[John Wilkes Booth]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Assassin in the Limelight (audio story)}}) | |||
Ulysses S. Grant wrote ''[[On The Art Of War]]''. One quote from it was: "The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike at him as hard as you can and as often as you can, and keep moving on." ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|War of the Daleks (novel)}}) | |||
By the [[1870s]], Grant had become [[President of the United States]]. In [[1876]], he wanted land from the [[Sioux]]. ([[AUDIO]]: {{cs|Fugitive of the Daleks (audio story)}}) | |||
In an advertisement for [[the Queen's Hotel]] in [[Piccadilly, Manchester]], President Grant was listed among past guests which also included "the [[King]]s of [[Belgium]], [[Portugal]] and [[Roumania]], the [[Emperor]] of [[Brazil]], [[Prince Napoleon]]" and "[[General]] [[Charles George Gordon|Gordon of Khartoum]], [[Charles Dickens|Dickens]], and [[William Makepeace Thackeray|Thackeray]]". ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Druimport Entwister No. 276 (short story)|namedpart=Queen's Hotel}}) | |||
== Behind the scenes == | == Behind the scenes == | ||
* ''Backtime'' has its history a bit wrong. In reality, Grant was actually in the west, running the Union forces at the Battle of Vicksburg at the time that Gettysburg was being fought. Furthermore the character within the short bears little resemblance to the historical figure. | * ''Backtime'' has its history a bit wrong. In reality, Grant was actually in the west, running the Union forces at the Battle of Vicksburg at the time that Gettysburg was being fought. Furthermore, the character within the short bears little resemblance to the historical figure. | ||
** However, it should be noted that as these stories are not depicting the [[T:NO RW|real world]], it can be assumed that the DWU simply has a different version of history to ours. | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:07, 7 December 2024
Ulysses S. Grant was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War from 1861 to 1865 and President of the United States in the 1870s.
Biography[[edit] | [edit source]]
Grant served as a Union Army general in the American Civil War. (COMIC: Backtime [+]Loading...["Backtime (comic story)"], PROSE: Blood and Hope [+]Loading...["Blood and Hope (novel)"])
In 1863, Grant encountered the Third Doctor, who gave President Abraham Lincoln a sketched map that he had made of the Confederate lines at Gettysburg. Lincoln gave the map to Grant, thus helping the Union Army to win the Battle of Gettysburg. General Grant then confiscated the Doctor's TARDIS, telling the Doctor that he found him suspicious and that his "chicken shack" was to stay in military hands until he gave it clearance. (COMIC: Backtime [+]Loading...["Backtime (comic story)"])
On 9 April 1865, Grant accepted the surrender of Confederate General Robert E. Lee at Appomattox Court House, after an exchange of letters. (PROSE: Blood and Hope [+]Loading...["Blood and Hope (novel)"])
On 14 April 1865, Grant and his wife had originally planned to attend Ford's Theatre alongside President Lincoln, however, they would cancel and instead take the night train to Burlington. In their stead, Major Rathbone and his fiancée Clara Harris attended. That night, Lincoln would be assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. (AUDIO: Assassin in the Limelight [+]Loading...["Assassin in the Limelight (audio story)"])
Ulysses S. Grant wrote On The Art Of War. One quote from it was: "The art of war is simple enough. Find out where your enemy is. Get at him as soon as you can. Strike at him as hard as you can and as often as you can, and keep moving on." (PROSE: War of the Daleks [+]Loading...["War of the Daleks (novel)"])
By the 1870s, Grant had become President of the United States. In 1876, he wanted land from the Sioux. (AUDIO: Fugitive of the Daleks [+]Loading...["Fugitive of the Daleks (audio story)"])
In an advertisement for the Queen's Hotel in Piccadilly, Manchester, President Grant was listed among past guests which also included "the Kings of Belgium, Portugal and Roumania, the Emperor of Brazil, Prince Napoleon" and "General Gordon of Khartoum, Dickens, and Thackeray". (PROSE: "Queen's Hotel" [+]Part of The Druimport Entwister No. 276, Loading...{"namedpart":"Queen's Hotel","1":"The Druimport Entwister No. 276 (short story)"})
Behind the scenes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Backtime has its history a bit wrong. In reality, Grant was actually in the west, running the Union forces at the Battle of Vicksburg at the time that Gettysburg was being fought. Furthermore, the character within the short bears little resemblance to the historical figure.
- However, it should be noted that as these stories are not depicting the real world, it can be assumed that the DWU simply has a different version of history to ours.
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