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Born: April 27, 1822
Died: July 23, 1885 From: Point Pleasant, Ohio Nickname(s): "U.S. Grant" "Unconditional Surrender" Grant About Me: I fought in the Mexican-American war and was awarded for my bravery. Plus I was moved to the successful Fort Humboldt. I started to feel that war was wrong so I resigned from the army. Later, my sorrows continued to get out of control, so I started to consume large amounts of alcohol. Source(s): http://www.biography.com/people/ulysses-s-grant-9318285#early-career&awesm=~oGlrTcauGfAone Famous Quote: "In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider them broken, then he who continues the attack wins." Fun Facts: 1. My name is not really Ulysses S. Grant; it 's Hiram Ulysses Grant. 2. Even though I witnessed some of the bloodiest wars I couldn't stand the sight of blood. 3. I was a lover of cigars. 4. I loved living in the fast lane. 5. Later on in my life I did a great deal with Mark Twain! |
During/After the Civil War:
1. When the Civil War began in 1861, I jumped at the chance to volunteer for military service in the Union army. 2. My first command was as the colonel of the 21st Illinois Infantry, but I was quickly promoted to brigadier general in July 1861, and in September was given command of the District of Southeast Missouri. 3. My 1862 triumphs at Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in western Tennessee won me the nickname “Unconditional Surrender” Grant, and placed me before the public eye. 4. However, when a surprise attack by Confederate forces at the Battle of Shiloh yielded devastating casualties during the first day's fighting, President Abraham Lincoln received several demands for my removal. 5. My hard-won victory at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in May of 1863 was a strategic masterpiece. 6. In March 1864, President Lincoln elevated me to the rank of lieutenant general, and named me general-in-chief of the Armies of the United States. 7. Though my forces had been depleted by more than half during the last year of the war, it was not me, but Lee who surrendered in 1865. 8. After the Civil War, President Andrew Johnson named me Secretary of War over the newly reunited nation. 9. In 1868, running against Johnson, I was elected eighteenth President of the United States. 10. Unfortunately, though apparently innocent of graft himself, my administration was riddled with corruption, and scandal. Source(s): http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/antietam.html |