Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant (1822 – 1885), born Hiram Ulysses Grant, was an American soldier and politician. Prior to his election as the 18th President of the United States, Grant was the Commanding General of the United States Army during the American Civil War.[1]
General Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. Twice elected president, Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery, protect African-American citizenship, and support economic prosperity nationwide.[1]
Biography
In 1863, the Assassin Eliza entrusted Grant with one of the Trident of Eden's prongs, the Brotherhood hoping that the General would use the Piece of Eden's powers to end the Civil War and reunite the country. After his success in capturing the fortress-city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, he was deemed the best bet for a Union victory.[2]
However, after his 1868 election as President of the United States, the Templars infiltrated Grant's inner circle and subsequently corrupted his administration. They helped him to master the prong's powers by giving him access to a Precursor box and pages of the Voynich manuscript. The Templars also tried to assassinate Grant's opponent Horace Greeley during the 1872 election, poisoning him and later sending their agent Alice to finish the dying man and recover the pages of the manuscript stolen in Grant's office.[3] Grant kept the prong under the floor of his cottage on Mount McGregor,[4] where it was recovered after he died.
Behind the scenes
Ulysses S. Grant appears as a supporting character in the non-canon comic Uncivil War from the anthology series Assassin's Creed: Visionaries. In it, Grant and the protagonist freedman William Jones are made aware of John Wilkes Booth's plans to assassinate President Lincoln and attempt to stop it, but to no avail. Dialogue between Grant and Jones suggests that Jones was the illegitimate son of Grant's father-in-law Frederick Dent while also being vague enough to imply both their membership with the Assassins.[note 1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants (first appearance)
- Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus (mentioned only)
- Assassin's Creed: Visionaries (non-canon)
Notes
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From: Charles Austen To: Lacrossedeamon Date/Time: 19 May 2024 Subject: Attachments: screenshot Hello Lacrossedeamon Some of what happens is based on interpretations of history. Some is based on AC concepts. We were given the freedom to interpret our worlds any way we wanted, and being a history buff I wanted to play with this era. I agree it's a bit complex and probably confusing due to some shortened scenes. I mistakenly thought the original script was supposed to be 22 pages.
The idea was based on my playing some of the earlier games with my son where the animus scenes were as much a part of the games as the historical assassins. The historical people and the 'current' people often have conflicting goals.
The first and last Templar (the same man) is from the animus 'future' and is trying to save Lincoln based on what they now see (in that future) as a historical mistake. He wants to change the future to a different timeline that favors white Christianity (a historical Templar goal to defeat infidels, although it was not really entirely who the actual Templars were. Templars have been appropriated by white nationalists and villainized completely. But historically, they got along with Muslims and worked with them to protect Christian travelers, although they did think of them as infidels for their religious beliefs. A much more complex existence). This future Templar is fighting against Templars of Lincoln and Grant's historical time period who want to kill Lincoln, because in that time period Lincoln is seen as someone who will destroy white Christianity by elevating blacks (which is why that first Templar doesn't show up on the rooftops. He wants William to stop the agenda of his own historical man). I was playing with the idea of goals changing as historical perspectives change.
Lincoln dying meant others (Grant) with less racist agendas (Lincoln believed more in separate but equal) would move forward on real attempts at equality. So if Lincoln lived, America would actually become more white, through without slaves.
Your second question is also a bit complex, but more because it plays with actual history, less with AC history. William was Grant's personal slave and 'gifted' to him by his father-in-law, a proud slave owner. But Grant didn't believe in slavery, worked with his slaves side-by-side in the field, and eventually granted William his freedom.
Historically, not much is known about William other than what is in his manumission letter from Grant. Grant, broke at the time, could have sold William for a large sum of money. He didn't. The historical facts lead to an interesting idea that William (called mulatto in the letter, a term often used to denote mixed-race) could have been the illegitimate son of Frederick Dent which would make him Grant's brother-in-law.
By leaving their conversation vague, it allows the interpretation that they are part of the AC brotherhood. Both can also be true.
Hope this helps,
Chuck
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Ulysses S. Grant on Wikipedia
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Chapter 12
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Locus – Issue #01
- ↑ Assassin's Creed: Last Descendants – Chapter 23
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