,,iia  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,j4 ,,res4 #bf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( 
,,! ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,septemb] #bb      
7legislative day1 ,septemb] #ba71       
#bjba,mr4 ,blunt 7= himself & ,mr4      
,br[n7 introduc$ ! foll[+ jo9t          
resolution2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,,jo9t    
,,resolution  ,to provide = ! appo9tm5t 
( ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant to ! grade (      
,g5]al ( ! ,armies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4   
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is jo9t resolution may
 be cit$ z ! ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant        
,bic5t5nial ,recognition ,act4  #b4     
,f9d+s & purpose  7a7 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3 7#a7 ,on ,m>* #c1 #agii1 
,congress creat$ ! grade ( ,g5]al ( !   
,armies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates z ! comm&] ( !
 ,army ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7#e? ,congress1
 ,session ,,iii1 ,*ap4 #dh1 ,section    
#i74  7#b7 ,on ,m>* #af1 #ahjb1         
,congress effectively dissolv$ ! grade (
 ,g5]al ( ! ,armies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates :5
 x pass$ ! ,milit>y ,peace ,e/abli%m5t  
,act )\t ref]5ce to ! grade 7#g?        

,congress1 ,session ,i1 ,*ap4 #i1 ,sec4 
#c74  7#c7 ,on ,july #a1 #ahdc1 ,ulysses
 ,s4 ,grant graduat$ f ! ,unit$ ,/ates  
,milit>y ,academy at ,we/ ,po9t1 &1 on  
,july #ca1 #ahed1 ,grant resign$ f !    
,army at ! grade ( ,capta94  7#d7       
,foll[+ ,presid5t ,abraham ,l9coln's    
,april #ae1 #ahfa1 proclamation call+ = 
#ge1jjj volunte]s to suppress ,conf$]ate
 =ces1 ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant rejo9$ !     
,army & help$ recruit & tra9 volunte]   
soldi]s = ! ,union4  7#e7 ,ov] ! c\rse (
 ! ,am]ican ,civil ,w>1 ,ulysses ,s4    
,grant comm&$ a cumulative total ( ov]  
#fbj1jjj ,union soldi]s & a*iev$ major  
victories includ+ ,=t ,h5ry 7,febru>y   
#ahfb71 ,=t ,donelson 7,febru>y #ahfb71 
,%iloh 7,april #ahfb71 ! ,vicksburg     
,campaign 7,novemb] #ahfb-;,july #ahfc71
 ,*attanooga 7,novemb] #ahfc71 !        
,wild]ness ,campaign 7,may #ahfd-;,june 
#ahfd71 ! ,pet]sburg ,campaign 7,june   
#ahfd-;,april #ahfe71 & ! ,appomattox   
,campaign 7,april #ahfe74  7#f7 ,on     
,febru>y #bi1 #ahfd1 ,congress          

ree/abli%$ ! grade ( ,lieut5ant-,g5]al (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,army & au?oriz$ !     
,presid5t to appo9t1 by & ) ! advice &  
cons5t ( ! ,s5ate1 an (fic] :o 0 mo/    
di/+ui%$ = c\rage1 skill1 & ability     
7#ch? ,congress1 ,session ,i1 ,*ap4 #ad1
 ,sec4 #a72 t same day1 ,presid5t       
,abraham ,l9coln nom9at$ ,ulysses ,s4   
,grant to be ,lieut5ant-,g5]al4  7#g7   
,on ,m>* #aj1 #ahfd1 ,presid5t ,abraham 
,l9coln =mally appo9t$ ,ulysses ,s4     
,grant to ! grade ( ,lieut5ant-,g5]al ( 
! ,army1 a position previ\sly held by   
only ,george ,wa%+ton & ,w9field ,scott1
 al?\gh ,scott's promotion 0 a brevet   
appo9tm5t4  7#h7 ,on ,july #be1 #ahff1  
,congress e/abli%$ ! grade ( ,g5]al ( ! 
,army ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 7#ci? ,congress1
 ,session ,i1 ,*ap4 #bcb71 & ,ulysses   
,s4 ,grant 0 appo9t$1 by & ) ! advice & 
cons5t ( ! ,s5ate1 to ,g5]al ( ! ,army (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates = 8 role 9 comm&+ !    
,union armies dur+ ! ,civil ,w>4  7#i7  
,on ,m>* #d1 #ahfi1 ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant 
0 sworn 9 z ! #ah? ,presid5t ( ! ,unit$ 

,/ates4  7#aj7 ,?r\gh\t 8 two t]ms z    
,presid5t1 ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant secur$ ! 
ratification ( ! #ae? am5dm5t to !      
,con/itution1 ! creation ( ! ,dep>tm5t (
 ,ju/ice1 & ! passage & implem5tation ( 
! ,civil ,rights ,act ( #ahge4  7#aa7   
,on ,octob] #aa1 #aigf1 ,congress enact$
 ,public ,law #id-dgi1 :i* re-e/abli%$ !
 grade ( ,g5]al ( ! ,armies ( ! ,unit$  
,/ates to po/hum\sly reque/ ! appo9tm5t 
( ,george ,wa%+ton to ,g5]al ( ! ,armies
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & made cle> t ?is    
grade has prec$5ce ov] all o!r grades ( 
! ,army1 pa/ or pres5t4  7b7 ,purpose ,!
 purpose ( ?is jo9t resolution is to--  
7#a7 honor ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant = 8 ef=ts
 & lead]%ip 9 def5d+ ! union ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates ( ,am]ica2  7#b7 recognize t !   
milit>y victories a*iev$ "u ! comm& (   
,ulysses ,s4 ,grant 7 integral to !     
pres]vation ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica2
 &  7#c7 affirm t ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant is
 among ! mo/ influ5tial milit>y comm&]s 
9 ! hi/ory ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica4 
#c4 ,appo9tm5t ,! ,presid5t is au?oriz$ 

& reque/$ to appo9t ,ulysses ,s4 ,grant 
po/hum\sly to ! grade ( ,g5]al ( !      
,armies ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 su* appo9tm5t
 to take effect on ,april #bg1 #bjbb4