Frederick Douglass vs Ulysses S. Grant
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Compare the life timelines of Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) and Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 63 years, from 1822 to 1885.
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Frederick Douglass (1818–1895)
- — Born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland Verified
- — Secretly learned to read and write in Baltimore Verified
- — Escaped from slavery to the North Verified
- — Married Anna Murray Verified
- — Published Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Verified
- — Founded the abolitionist newspaper The North Star in Rochester Verified
- — Spoke at the Seneca Falls Convention for women's rights Verified
- — Appointed United States Marshal for the District of Columbia Verified
- — Served as U.S. Minister Resident and Consul General to Haiti Verified
- — Died in Washington, D.C. Verified
Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885)
- — Born in Point Pleasant, Ohio Verified
- — Attended the United States Military Academy at West Point Verified
- — Served in the Mexican-American War Verified
- — Married Julia Dent Verified
- — Captured Vicksburg, splitting the Confederacy Verified
- — Promoted to lieutenant general and general-in-chief of the Union armies Verified
- — Accepted Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Court House Verified
- — Served as 18th President of the United States Verified
- — Completed his Personal Memoirs while dying of cancer Verified
- — Died at Mount McGregor, New York Verified