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Mexican-American War

Grant was born on April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant Ohio. He was raised into a methodist family. He assumed the duties expected of him as a young child. At the age of 17. with the help of his father, he was nominated for a position at the United States Military Academy. He graduated from West Point in 1843. He was then assigned to duty as a regiment quartermaster, managing supplies and equipment in the 4th U.S Infantry and achieved the rank of brevet second lieutenant.
Grant graduated from the United States Military Academy in West point in 1843.
During the Mexican-American War Grant served under generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott. Discontent with his duties as quartermaster, he made his way to the front lines to engage in the battle.
After a four-year engagement he married Julia Boggs Dent. He and Julia had 4 children. : Frederick Dent Grant; Ulysses S. "Buck" Grant, Jr.; Ellen Wrenshall "Nellie" Grant; and Jesse Root Grant.
Grant was promoted to Colonel and put in charge of the unruly Twenty-first Illinois volunteer regiment.
Grant attacked Fort Belmont taking 3,114 Union troops by boat on November 7, 1861, and initially took the fort, although his army was later pushed back to Cairo by the reinforced Confederate General Gideon J. Pillow. Though a defeat logistically, the battle instilled confidence in Grant and his volunteers.

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Ulysses S. Grant

Civil War general, U.S. president (1869 to 1877)

Several terms redirect here. For other uses, see General Grant (disambiguation), President Grant (disambiguation), and Ulysses S. Grant (disambiguation).

Ulysses S. Grant
Grant c. 1870–1880
In office March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1877
Vice President
Preceded by	Andrew Johnson
Succeeded by	Rutherford B. Hayes
In office March 9, 1864 – March 4, 1869
President
Preceded by	Henry Halleck
Succeeded by	William Tecumseh Sherman
In office August 12, 1867 – January 14, 1868
President	Andrew Johnson
Preceded by	Edwin Stanton
Succeeded by	Edwin Stanton
In office 1883–1884
Preceded by	E. L. Molineux
Succeeded by	Philip Sheridan
Born	Hiram Ulysses Grant (1822-04-27)April 27, 1822 Point Pleasant, Ohio, U.S.
Died	July 23, 1885(1885-07-23) (aged 63) Wilton, New York, U.S.
Resting place	Grant's Tomb, New York City
Political party	Republican
Spouse
Children
Parents
Education	United States Military Academy
Occupation	Military officer politician
Signature
Nicknames	Sam Unconditional Surrender
Branch/service
Years of service
Rank
Commands
Battles/wars

Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. In 1865, as commanding general, Grant led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War.

Grant was born in Ohio and graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) in 1843. He served with distinction in the Mexican–American War, but resigned from the army in 1854 and returned to civilian life impoverished. In 1861, shortly after the Civil War began, Grant joined the Union Army and rose to prominence after securing victories in the western theater. In 1863, he le

Ulysses S. Grant Timeline

What follows below is a timeline of major events in Ulysses S. Grant's life.

1822

April 27 - Hiram Ulysses Grant is born at Pt. Pleasant, Ohio; the first child to Jesse Root and Hannah Simpson Grant. He is called Ulysses by the family.

1823

The Grant family moves to Georgetown, Ohio

1839

Jesse Grant asks Congressman Thomas Hamer to nominate his eldest son to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Hamer makes the nomination, but mistakenly uses the name Ulysses S. Grant, believing that Ulysses was his first name, and his middle name is Simpson after his mother's maiden name.

When Grant reports for duty at the academy, he is required to accept the name change or return home and seek a new appointment with the correct name the following year. He wisely decides to accept the change rather than face his father's anger.

During his four years at West Point, Grant acquires the nickname of Uncle Sam (for the initials U.S.), later shortened to Sam, a name classmates will continue to use after graduation.

1843

Ulysses S. Grant graduates from the U.S. Military Academy 21st of 39 cadets (nearly half of the class that started in 1839 dropped out before graduation).

September 30 - Grant is assigned to the 4th infantry and reports to Jefferson Barracks in South St. Louis County, the largest military post in the country in 1843. Soon after ariving, Grant visits the Dent family at White Haven, the home of his former roommate and friend, Fred Dent.

1844

February - Ulysses S. Grant meets Julia Dent, younger sister of Fred, when she returns to White Haven after finishing boarding school in the city of St. Louis.

May - Grant proposes to Julia Dent. She does not initially accept, but when Grant returns following a short visit to his family's home in Ohio, she agrees to a secret engagement. Grant joins his regiment which has moved to Louisiana in anticipation of border disputes with Mexico over the U.S.

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