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Ulysses S. Grant was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio. His parents were Hannah Simpson Grant and Jesse Root Grant, who supported his family as a tanner (a converter of animal hides into leather) and farmer. Named Hiram Ulysses by his parents, Grant was a quiet and sensitive child. As a youngster he labored in his father's tannery ...
Mar 13, 2020 · Ulysses S. Grant got help from Mark Twain for his memoirs. “It was a shameful thing that a man who had saved his country and its government from destruction should still be in a position where ...
The Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library contains 15,000 linear feet of correspondence, research notes, published monographs, artifacts, photographs, scrapbooks, and memorabilia, by and about the United States’ 18th president, covering his early life, Civil War triumphs, presidency, and beyond.
Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) made his mark in American history as the general who led US forces to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War in 1865. In Grant, President Lincoln at last found a general whose tenacity and perseverance would win the war. As an American hero, Grant was later elected the 18th President of the United States ...
Reinventing Ulysses S. Grant, 1865–2007. Ulysses S. Grant's place in American memory would seem to be secure. From humble beginnings, he rose to save the United States. He was a talented and highly determined individual who had become first in the hearts of his countrymen, many of whom were quick to see the parallel between Grant’s ...
Ulysses S. Grant. Eighteenth President, 1869-1877. Campaign: Ulysses S. Grant continued the American tradition of electing military figures as presidents—those men who led and won key battles in war. Attempting to be apolitical, Grant campaigned on the complacency-signaling slogan “Let us have peace.”. Challenges:
Biography: Ulysses S. Grant. 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 ...
