Usyless s grant biography
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Usyless s grant biography
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was an American general who helped the Union Army of the United States win the American Civil War.[1] He was later the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877.[1]
Early life
[change | change source]Hiram Ulysses Grant was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio.[2] He was the oldest of six children born to Jesse and Hannah Grant.[2] Jesse Grant was a tanner.
It was hard work, but he made a good living off of it.[2] Young Grant worked for his father in the tannery but hated the work.[2] He went to local schools. In 1838 he attended the Presbyterian Academy in Ripley, Ohio.[3] In 1839 he was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point.[3] He was not the best student though he was good at math.
When he graduated, he was placed in the infantry.[4]
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