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ULYSSES S. GRANT U.S. President Military Leader Civil War Figure Name at birth: Hiram Ulysses Grant Soon after birth, Grant's name was changed to Ulysses Hiram Grant; when he arrived at West Point military academy in 1839, he found that he had been registered as Ulysses Simpson Grant, and he never bothered to change it. A sloppy cadet but a great horseman, Grant went on to serve in the Mexican War. A failure as a farmer and a businessman, Grant soared to fame during the Civil War as President Abraham Lincoln 's choice as commander of the Union Armies (from 1864). After the war, Grant was easily elected to two terms as President, but his administration was tainted by corruption among his Cabinet members. He was succeeded by Rutherford B. Hayes Extra credit : Grant died impoverished, but his family was saved from bankruptcy when his memoirs were published... Grant succeeded Andrew Johnson as president; Johnson had taken over when Abraham Lincoln was killed in 1865... He was the 18th president. General Grant is part of our loop On the Money . He also appears with Sir Walter Scott in the loop Publish and Perish Ulysses S. Grant Home Page

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Ulysses S. Grant Grant, the great military hero of the Civil War, is considered one of the least successful American Presidents. He was incapable of controlling the financial scandals that seemed to engulf his administration. Elected: The Early Years Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. While Grant was still an infant, his family moved Eastwood to Georgetown, Ohio. Grant was an avid horseman from a young age. He undertook all the tasks in the house that related to horses, while avoiding working in his father's tannery. Grant received a basic education at the local schools. In 1838, unbeknownst to Ulysses, his father arranged his acceptance to West Point. At West Point, he was only an average student. He graduated 21st in a class of 39 students in 1843. Grant participated in the Mexican War as a lieutenant, later writing that he had thought the war immoral. Grant's military career continued uneventfully and without distinction until he resigned from the army in 1854 with the rank of captain. With the outbreak of the Civil War, he asked to be recommissioned in the regular army but received no reply. Eventually, he was appointed Colonel in the Twenty-First Illinois Infantry. In August he was promoted to Brigadier General. In February, 1862, he captured Fort Donelson, Tennessee, in the first major Union victory. At this battle, he uttered his famous words "No terms except an unconditional surrender can be accepted."

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Home Collection Education Section Hero History Ulysses S. Grant Contents: Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses' Name Ulysses' Boyhood West Point ... Honoring Ulysses Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was one of the greatest military generals and the 18th President of the United States. He led the Union forces to victory in the American Civil War. Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, on April 27, 1822. His father was named Jesse, and his mother was named Hannah. He had two brothers and three sisters. Top of Page Ulysses' Name Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant. At Ulysses' birth, his family had not decided on what to name him. Eventually, each member of the family wrote a name on a piece of paper and dropped it into a hat. They drew the name Hiram Ulysses Grant from the hat, and that became his name. He was known as Ulysses to his family and friends. Top of Page Ulysses' Boyhood

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Ulysses S. Grant Chronology Select date to view related events. APRIL 27, 1822. Birth of a son, later named Hiram Ulysses Grant, to tanner Jesse R. Grant (Jan. 23, 1794-June 29, 1873) and Hannah Simpson Grant (Nov. 23, 1798-May 1, 1883), at Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio. AUTUMN, 1823. Jesse Grant moved his family to Georgetown, Brown County, Ohio. Here their oldest son received his earliest education. "There were no free schools, and none in which the scholars were classified. They were all supported by subscription, and a single teacherwho was often a man or woman incapable of teaching much, even if they imparted all they knewwould have thirty or forty scholars, male and female, from the infant learning the A B C's up to the young lady of eighteen and the boy of twenty, studying the highest branches taughtthe three R's .... "I can see John D. Whitethe school teachernow, with his long beech switch always in his hand. It was not always the same one, either. Switches were brought in bundles, from a beech wood near the school house, by the boys for whose benefit they were intended. Often a whole bundle would be used up in a single day. AUTUMN, 1836-SPRING, 1837.

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U.S. Presidents Home Page George Washington John Adams Thomas Jefferson ... George W. Bush Ulysses S. Grant 18th President His mother, Hannah Simpson, was an Irish immigrant from Dergenagh, County Tyrone. He was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27, 1822. Grant was the first President born in Ohio. Grant was a Methodist. His given name was Hiram Ulysses Grant. Before leaving for West Point, he decided to reverse the names, but his appointment was in the name of Ulysses S. Grant. The Army never changed it's mind about U.S. Grant, so he finally began to use the patriotic name himself. He set a high jump record at West Point that lasted for more than 25 years. Grant ran against the first woman to be nominated for President. Victoria Claflin Woodhall was nominated by the Equal Rights Party. Ulysses Grant served in both Mexican War and US Civil War. He was the first President whose parents were both alive when he was inaugurated. Ulysses S. Grant was arrested for speeding while driving a horse and buggy in Washington, DC. He had to pay a fine of $20.00 and walk back to the White House. He suffered from migraine headaches all his life. He wore false teeth and was very squeamish.

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US Presidents Patriotism Daddy Displaying Flag ... Flag Folding Ceremony For more Information on this President Junto Society recommends! Click on Books Didn't see what you want? Click here: Ulysses S. Grant US Presidents United States Presidents Ulysses S. Grant Eighteenth President Republican Vice President - Schuyler Colfax (1869-1873) Henry Wilson (1873-1875) Born: April 27, 1822 Point Pleasant, Ohio Occupation: Soldier Married Julia Boggs Dent Died: July 23, 1885 Mount McGregor, New York Early Years: Grant worked in his father's tannery and on the family farm where he took care of the animals. In 1839 he went to West Point and excelled in mathematics. He later served as commander of the Union army during the Civil War and intended to teach after serving. His Presidency: Grant supported the rights of African Americans and opposed the Ku Klux Klan. His greatest achievement as president was the settling of the Alabama claims dispute with Great Britain. The United States was awarded $15.5 million for damages done to the Union merchant marine by a Confederate warship built by Great Britain. His Life: Late in the administration of Andrew Johnson, Gen. Ulysses S. Grant quarreled with the President and aligned himself with the Radical Republicans. He was, as the symbol of Union victory during the Civil War, their logical candidate for President in 1868.

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For much of his life, Ulysses S. Grant failed at every occupation he tried. But in the United States Army, his remarkable talents as a soldier and leader saved his country from falling apart. Born April 27, 1822, Hiram Ulysses Grant, as he was named, grew up in Georgetown, Ohio. His childhood was, he recalled, an "uneventful" one. He went to school, did chores, ice skated, fished, and rode horses, like other children on the American frontier . Grant's father, Jesse Root Grant , owned a tannery, but his son hated the horrible stench and the filth of the family business. From a very young age, Hiram showed a remarkable talent for working with horses. His father allowed him to earn his keep by plowing, driving teams to haul wood, and performing other chores. Jesse Grant realized early on that Hiram would never make it as a businessman. In 1839 Jesse sent the boy to the United States Military Academy at West Point, ignoring the fact that the small, skinny seventeen-year-old did not want to go. Upon his arrival at West Point, Grant discovered that there was no one by his name listed as a new cadet. But there was a U. S. Grant on the list. Rather than risk refusal, young Grant changed his name on the spot. Ulysses S. Grant was born. U. S. Grant showed little promise at West Point. Although relatively well educated, he studied little. He stood out in mathematics and horsemanship, which had always been his best subjects, as well as in art. He earned his lowest marks in French. Ulysses graduated 21st out of 39 cadets in his class. Like many graduates, he planned to resign from the military after serving his tour of duty.

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Ulysses Grant: A Presidential Unit Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States of America. He was born 27 April 1822 and died 23 July 1885. He served two terms in office from 1869 – 1877 and was the first elected president after the US Civil War concluded. Political Party: Republican Years Served: 1869 - 1877 Vice President(s): Schuyler Colfax and Henry Wilson Name of his parents: Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson Wife’s name: Julia Boggs Dent Yearly Salary as President: $25,000 during his first term and $50,000 for his second Physical Stature: 5 feet, 8 ½ inches State of Birth: Ohio “Ulysses S. Grant’s real name was Hiram Ulysses Grant, but didn’t care for his initials ‘HUG’. When he was at the US Military Academy at West Point, someone called him Ulysses Simpson Grant by mistake, Grant liked that so much that he didn’t bother to correct it. Even though he was a career soldier, he hated guns and didn’t even like to hunt. Ulysses married Julia Dent in 1844. They had four children. Julia’s father was against the marriage because he didn’t want his daughter to marry a soldier.” On Line Lesson Plans: Ulysses Grant from TeacherVision Ulysses Grant from DiscoverySchool.com

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Entries Publication Data Advisory Board Contributors ... World Civilizations The Reader's Companion to American History GRANT, ULYSSES S. , Civil War general and eighteenth president of the United States. Born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, Grant was a plain, unassuming product of the Midwest. His life was one of pathetically ordinary failure in everything save the waging or writing of war. The son of a tanner, he had no taste for his father's trade. He graduated from West Point in 1843 and compiled a solid record of service in the Mexican War, but his army career collapsed in the peacetime boredom of a long isolated tour of duty in northern California and Oregon. A drinking problem hastened his resignation from the army in 1854. Next he tried farming and real estate ventures without success. When the Civil War broke out in the spring of 1861, he was working as a clerk for his father in Galena, Illinois. Grant found his calling in the Civil War. The conflict energized him and restored his confidence. First commissioned as a colonel of the Twenty-first Illinois Volunteer Infantry, he was promoted in August 1861 to brigadier general of volunteers. He commanded the land forces that captured Fort Henry on the Tennessee River and Fort Donelson on the Cumberland River in February 1862. This was his first important battle and the first major Union victory of the war. Confederate armies counterattacked at the Battle of Shiloh in April 1862. Aided by timely reinforcements, a surprised and initially outgeneraled Grant was able to hold his position and force a Confederate retreat into Mississippi.

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ST. LOUIS WALK OF FAME U LYSSES S. G RANT Upon graduating from West Point in 1843, U. S. Grant was assigned to Jefferson Barracks, near St. Louis. There he married Julia Dent, whose family estate, White Haven, was nearby. He left the army in 1854 to work his wife's farm, which he called "Hard Scrabble." He left after four years to open a real-estate agency in St. Louis. Appointed brigadier general by President Lincoln early in the Civil War, Grant captured Forts Donelson and Henry in February 1862. After further successes he was named commander of the Union army, which he led to victory. He became the 18th president of the United States in 1869. Jerry Schober, National Parks Service for White Haven (Grant's Farm), accepted the award on behalf of Mr. Grant. Date of Birth Field/Achievement Location of Star Date of Induction Military/U.S. President 6394 Delmar The National Park Service The park commemorates the life, military career, and Presidency of Ulysses S. Grant, as well as his wife, Julia Dent Grant. The White House Documents the biography of Ulysses S. Grant as well as his first and second inaugural address and famous quotes.

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@import url(../css/am15_global_ss.css); @import url(ss/tih1_ss.css); Search all collections Today in History The Library of Congress American Memory Home Today in History Today in History: April 27 sources archives yesterday Ulysses S. Grant, First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1869. President Ulysses S. Grant, circa 1869-1885, Portraits of the Presidents and First Ladies, 1789-Present On April 27, 1822, military leader and U.S. president Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. A quiet, unassuming, and keenly intelligent man, Grant rose to national prominence as the commanding officer of the Union army during the Civil War . Though trained as a soldier at West Point , Grant never aspired to a military career. Of his early cadet years he wrote: "A military life had no charms for me, and I had not the faintest idea of staying in the army even if I should be graduated, which I did not expect." Yet, he did indeed graduate from West Point in 1843 and went on to learn the practical lessons of warfare during the Mexican War Julia Dent In the spring of 1861, after suffering failed farming and business ventures in

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@import url("css/iereview.css"); Search WWW Search brothersjudd.com Home Reviews Links Blog ... Ulysses S. Grant : Soldier President Author Info: Geoffrey Perret This is one of the very best biographies that I have ever read. In addition to being written in a lyrical prose, it offers a much needed corrective to the withering, and unfair, historical portrait that Grant has been stuck with. Let's face it, here's what most of us know about Grant: he didn't do much at West Point, was a failure in business, drank his way through the Civil War, winning only because he was willing to kill his own soldiers, oversaw one of the most corrupt Presidential administrations ever and died. The most important previous biography, William McFeely's Pulitzer Prizewinning Grant (1981), took a sufficiently negative view of Grant that it did little to change, and even reinforced, these received truths. Like almost all misrepresentations in History, there are kernels of truth in the portrait, but it leaves out much and Perret is able to convincingly challenge much of the rest of it. Missing from that portrayal are Grant's fundamental decency as a man, his exemplary service in the Mexican War, his genuine strategic insight and at times nearly prophetic foresight (as when he offered to have a Cabinet member put his personal wealth in a blind trust), and his authorship of perhaps the best book written by a U. S. President (only Teddy Roosevelt can really challenge for the title), one of the great books of the 19th Century, his Personal Memoirs. Perret gives each of these the full treatment that it deserves and Grant's exceptional character and his control over his emotions and ego run like a leit motif throughout the book.

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