Ulysses S. Grant, the leader of the Union army during the Civil War. The eighteenth president. A husband, father, and national hero. The outcome of the Civil War was not just a turning point for slaves, but a thorough modification of the United States, preparing it for many kinds of diversity. Ulysses S. Grant was a determined, brave, and non-judgemental person, which helped to lead his actions. To start off, Ulysses Grant had an unexceptional childhood, filled with many learning experiences. Ulysses
Ulysses S. Grant On April 27, 1822 a boy was born to Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson Grant in the small town of Point Pleasant, Ohio. They named their son Hiram Ulysses Grant. In 1823 the family moved to a town nearby called Georgetown, Ohio, where Ulysses’ father owned a tannery and some farmland. Grant had two brothers and three sisters born in Georgetown. Ulysses attended school in Georgetown until he was 14. He then spent one year at the academy in Maysville, Kentucky, and in 1838
what General Ulysses S. Grant as the highest ranking officer of the Union Army, wrote to the opposing the highest ranking officer of the opposing Confederate army, General Robert E. Lee on April 7, 1865. (Alter, 2002) In 1861, the Southern states of the United States of America had seceded from the Union, forming the Confederate States of America, and President Lincoln deciding it was worth it to bring them back, declared war, sparking the American Civil War. (Gaines, 2009) Grant joined the army and
Ulysses S Grant, you think the man who won the Civil War, or the man who was sworn in as the 18th President of The United States, or maybe just that guy on the $50 bill. Though many people may have heard of him, many don’t understand how important he is to history. Without Grant, some horrible things could have happened to our country including slavery, no 15th amendment, and black persecution. But before we talk about all that, let's start where it all began, his childhood. Hiram Ulysses Grant was
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