[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 69 (Wednesday, April 27, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S2195]
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   SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 36--HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF 
        ULYSSES S. GRANT IN COMMEMORATION OF HIS 200TH BIRTHDAY

  Mr. BLUNT (for himself, Mr. Brown, and Mr. Cotton) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                            S. Con. Res. 36

       Whereas, on July 1, 1843, Ulysses S. Grant graduated from 
     the United States Military Academy at West Point, and, on 
     July 31, 1854, Grant resigned from the Army at the grade of 
     Captain;
       Whereas, following President Abraham Lincoln's April 15, 
     1861, proclamation calling for 75,000 volunteers to suppress 
     Confederate forces, Ulysses S. Grant rejoined the Army and 
     helped recruit and train volunteer soldiers for the Union;
       Whereas, over the course of the American Civil War, Ulysses 
     S. Grant commanded a cumulative total of over 620,000 Union 
     soldiers and achieved major victories, including Fort Henry 
     (February 1862), Fort Donelson (February 1862), Shiloh (April 
     1862), the Vicksburg Campaign (November 1862-July 1863), 
     Chattanooga (November 1863), the Wilderness Campaign (May 
     1864-June 1864), the Petersburg Campaign (June 1864-April 
     1865), and the Appomattox Campaign (April 1865);
       Whereas, on February 29, 1864, Congress reestablished the 
     grade of ``Lieutenant-General of the United States Army'' and 
     authorized the President to appoint, by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate, an officer who was ``most 
     distinguished for courage, skill, and ability'' (38th 
     Congress, Session I, Chap. 14, Sec. 1), and that same day, 
     President Abraham Lincoln nominated Ulysses S. Grant to be 
     Lieutenant-General;
       Whereas, on March 10, 1864, President Abraham Lincoln 
     formally appointed Ulysses S. Grant to the grade of 
     Lieutenant-General of the Army, a position previously held by 
     only George Washington and Winfield Scott, although Scott's 
     promotion was a brevet appointment;
       Whereas, on July 25, 1866, Congress established the grade 
     of ``General of the Army of the United States'' (39th 
     Congress, Session I, Chap. 232), and Ulysses S. Grant was 
     appointed, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
     to General of the Army of the United States for his role in 
     commanding the Union armies during the Civil War;
       Whereas, on March 4, 1869, Ulysses S. Grant was sworn in as 
     the 18th President of the United States; and
       Whereas, throughout his two terms as President, Ulysses S. 
     Grant secured the ratification of the 15th amendment to the 
     Constitution, the creation of the Department of Justice, and 
     the passage and implementation of the Civil Rights Act of 
     1875: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That Congress--
       (1) honors Ulysses S. Grant for his efforts and leadership 
     in defending the union of the United States of America;
       (2) recognizes that the military victories achieved under 
     the command of Ulysses S. Grant were integral to the 
     preservation of the United States of America; and
       (3) affirms that Ulysses S. Grant is among the most 
     influential military commanders in the history of the United 
     States of America.

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