General Ulysses S.

By: Marina Brawand Early Life ➔ Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, on April 27, 1882 to and Hannah Grant. ➔ In 1823, the family moved to Georgetown, Ohio where five more sibling were born: Simpson Grant, Clara Grant, Orvil Grant, Jennie Grant, and Mary Grant. ➔ Young Grant regularly attended school. He chose to work on his father’s farm. ➔ Grant didn’t go to church. Instead, he prayed privately and never officially joined any church. ➔ Grant liked working with horses and rode the most challenging horses that he had. Education/Early Jobs

➢ Ulysses S. Grant worked in his father’s tannery business. He hated working there. ➢ The family had little money for college, but the Military Academy at West Point, then as now, offered a deal: a free education in return for Army service after graduating. ➢ Without telling Ulysses, Jesse Grant applied for an appointment to the Academy for his son, who was accepted. With his father's encouragement, Grant decided to go to West Point to fulfill his own desire to travel and take advantage of the education being offered to him. ➢ In 1843, he graduated 21st out of 39, and was glad to be out. He planned to resign from the military after he served his mandatory four years of duty. Family

➔ married ➔ They had 4 children: ◆ Jesse Root Grant ◆ Ellen Wrenshall Grant ◆ Frederick Dent Grant ◆ Ulysses S. Grant Jr. Mexican-American War ➔ Lieutenant Grant served in the Mexican-American War under Generals Taylor and Scott. Under General Scott, Grant was assigned as a quartermaster. He was stationed close enough to the front to see action, and fought. ➔ He fought in the battles of Resaca de la Palma, Monterrey, Palo Alto and Veracruz. ➔ In Monterrey, Grant risked his life through a sniper-riddled street to carry a message on horseback; in another battle, he saved his friend and future brother-in-law Fred Dent, after Dent had been shot in the leg. Civil War

➔ Believing Grant was a general of "dogged persistence" and "iron will", Major General John C. Frémont assigned Grant command of troops near Cairo, Illinois by the end of August 1861. ➔ In March 1864, President Lincoln elevated Grant to the rank of lieutenant general, and named him general-in-chief of the Armies of the United States. ➔ Ulysses S. Grant and his Army of the Tennessee crossed the Mississippi River and drove the Confederate army of Lt. Gen. John C. Pemberton into the defensive lines surrounding the fortress city of Vicksburg, Mississippi, therefore winning the war. ➔ Though Grant’s forces had been depleted by more than half during the last year of the war, it was Lee who surrendered in 1865, because General Grant was such a good leader. Presidency

➔ After the Civil War, President named Grant Secretary of War over the newly reunited nation. ➔ In 1868, running against Johnson, Ulysses S. Grant was elected eighteenth President of the United States. ➔ General Grant was Republican ➔ Schuyler Colfax (1st term) and Henry Wilson (2nd term) were his vice presidents. ➔ Ulysses S. Grant was best known for its skillful and important foreign policy ➔ Unfortunately, Grant's presidency was often met by scandal. He picked military friends over skilled politicians for administration appointments, and when subordinates often turned out corrupt, he failed to discipline them accordingly. ➔ President Grant served 2 terms. Death

➔ General Grant wrote about his war experiences for Century Magazine. They proved so popular that he was inspired to write his excellent autobiography, Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant. ➔ He died from cancer at age 63 ➔ Ulysses S. Grant is buried in in the largest mausoleum of its kind in the United States. ➔ Grant's tomb is a National Memorial.