Ulysses+S.+Grant

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BEFORE WAR


 Ulysses S. Grant ( birth name Ulysses Hiram Grant) was born  April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885 in a log cabin at Point Pleasant Ohio. His parents were Jesse Root Grant (1794–1873), a tanner, and Hannah Simpson Grant (1798–1883). Born a methodist. He had five siblings  Samuel Simpson Grant (1825-1861). Clara Rachel (1828-1865 Virginia Paine ("Jennie")(1832-1881) Orvil Lynch (1835-1881) Mary Frances (1839-1905).When he was a boy his family moved to Georgetown, Ohio. Ulysses had a strong love for horses and at the age of ten he was so skilled handling horses that people brought their horses for him to train them. He also worked in his fathers tannery by cutting and delivering wood . As a child Ulysses attended West Point, the U.S. Military Academy from July 1, 1839, to July 1, 1843. He graduated in the middle of his class. Even though he had no intention of continuing his military career and wanted to go to college he was promoted to Bvt. Second Lieutenant in the 4th Infantry.

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While in Missouri, Grant met Julia Dent, the sister of a West Point classmate, whose family had a plantation near St. Louis. When he left to fight in the Mexican American War he gave her his school ring and the two were married four years later on August 22, 1848. Their children's names were **r ederick Dent (1850-1912), Ulysses Simpson (1852-1929), Ellen Wrenshall (1855-1922), Jesse Root (1858-1934 ** =Mexican American War= =

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= After leaving school Grant fought in the Mexican American War (1846-1848) stationed in Sacketts Harbor, New York, Detroit, Michigan, and Fort Vancouver, Washington under the command of Zachary Taylor and then Winfield Scott. He took part in the battles of Resaca de la Palma, Palo Alto, Monterrey, and Veracruz. He was twice brevetted for his bravery at Molino del Rey and Chapultepec. Grant had a drinking problem wile in the army and often fought with his commander. His superiors gave him two choices either he would resign or we would be tried. He resigned from the army in 1854 as the rank of Captain and returned to his wife. =

= (Here is a video for more information) [|Ulysses S. Grant: Learning War] =

=CIVIL WAR=

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= = =0n 1861, after the Civil War began, he joined the Union Army and took charge of training new regiments and then fought the Confederacy near Cairo, Illinois. In 1862, he fought a series of major battles and captured a Confederate army. Earning a reputation as an aggressive general and leading the Union to seize control of most of Kentucky and Tennessee. In July 1863, after a long, and difficult campaign, he captured Vicksburg and captured another Confederate army. As a result he gained control of the Mississippi River and split the Confederacy making many more Union victories and conquests. President Abraham Lincoln promoted him to the to lieutenant general and gave him control of all the Union Armies. As the General of the Union Army Grant confronted Confederate Commanding General Robert E. Lee in a series of very high casualty battles known as the Overland Campaigns. It ended in a stalemate siege at Petersburg. Grant led multiple devastating campaigns launched by generals Sherman, Sheridan, and Thomas. Finally after breaking through the Confederate trenches at Petersburg, the Union Army captured the Confederate capital ( Richmond) in April 1865. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomatix Court House on April 9 1865 ending the Civil War. =

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= = = = = Years after the war Grant was elected as the 18th president of the United States in 1868 and was later reelected in 1872 becoming the first president after andrew jackson to serve two full terms. He was a republican. During his term he led the rebuilt of government in the south. He also led the reconstruction period. During his term he had major scandals happen. One of them was the Black Friday Scandal.. it was When two men Jay Gould and james Fist Jr. tried to buy all of the united states gold and sell it for a higher price. THey convinced Grants brother in law to help them by keeping the president unaware of the situation. Grant found out and forced the men to immediately sell the gold which almost ruined the government. after his term Grant was struck with throat cancer and died july 23 1885. He was buried in Manhattan NY. =