#aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
,,con4 ,,res4 #cf  ,,concurrent         
,,resolution  ,whereas1 on ,july #a1    
#ahdc1 ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant graduated    
from the ,united ,states ,military      
,academy at ,west ,point1 and1 on ,july 
#ca1 #ahed1 ,grant resigned from the    
,army at the grade of ,captain2         
,whereas1 following ,president ,abraham 
,lincoln's ,april #ae1 #ahfa1           
proclamation calling for #ge1jjj        
volunteers to suppress ,confederate     
forces1 ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant rejoined the
 ,army and helped recruit and train     
volunteer soldiers for the ,union2      
,whereas1 over the course of the        
,american ,civil ,war1 ,ulysses ,s4     
,grant commanded a cumulative total of  
over #fbj1jjj ,union soldiers and       
achieved major victories1 including     
,fort ,henry 7,february #ahfb71 ,fort   
,donelson 7,february #ahfb71 ,shiloh    
7,april #ahfb71 the ,vicksburg ,campaign
 7,november #ahfb-;,july #ahfc71        
,chattanooga 7,november #ahfc71 the     

,wilderness ,campaign 7,may #ahfd-;,june
 #ahfd71 the ,petersburg ,campaign      
7,june #ahfd-;,april #ahfe71 and the    
,appomattox ,campaign 7,april #ahfe72   
,whereas1 on ,february #bi1 #ahfd1      
,congress reestablished the grade of    
,lieutenant-,general of the ,united     
,states ,army and authorized the        
,president to appoint1 by and with the  
advice and consent of the ,senate1 an   
officer who was most distinguished for  
courage1 skill1 and ability 7#chth      
,congress1 ,session ,i1 ,chap4 #ad1     
,sec4 #a71 and that same day1 ,president
 ,abraham ,lincoln nominated ,ulysses   
,s4 ,grant to be ,lieutenant-,general2  
,whereas1 on ,march #aj1 #ahfd1         
,president ,abraham ,lincoln formally   
appointed ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant to the    
grade of ,lieutenant-,general of the    
,army1 a position previously held by    
only ,george ,washington and ,winfield  
,scott1 although ,scott's promotion was 
a brevet appointment2 ,whereas1 on ,july
 #be1 #ahff1 ,congress established the  

grade of ,general of the ,army of the   
,united ,states 7#cith ,congress1       
,session ,i1 ,chap4 #bcb71 and ,ulysses 
,s4 ,grant was appointed1 by and with   
the advice and consent of the ,senate1  
to ,general of the ,army of the ,united 
,states for his role in commanding the  
,union armies during the ,civil ,war2   
,whereas1 on ,march #d1 #ahfi1 ,ulysses 
,s4 ,grant was sworn in as the #ahth    
,president of the ,united ,states2 and  
,whereas1 throughout his two terms as   
,president1 ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant secured 
the ratification of the #aeth amendment 
to the ,constitution1 the creation of   
the ,department of ,justice1 and the    
passage and implementation of the ,civil
 ,rights ,act of #ahge3 ,now1 therefore1
 be it ,that ,congress-- 7#a7 honors    
,ulysses ,s4 ,grant for his efforts and 
leadership in defending the union of the
 ,united ,states of ,america2  7#b7     
recognizes that the military victories  
achieved under the command of ,ulysses  
,s4 ,grant were integral to the         

preservation of the ,united ,states of  
,america2 and  7#c7 affirms that        
,ulysses ,s4 ,grant is among the most   
influential military commanders in the  
history of the ,united ,states of       
,america4  ,passed the ,senate ,april   
#bg1 #bjbb4,secretary