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==Name==
==Name==
He was actually named Hiram Ulysses Grant by his parents but when he applied for West Point he was accidentally registered Ulysses Simpson Grant. He liked the name better than Hiram Ulysses Grant because it formed the initials H.U.G.<ref> Encyclopedia of Presidents - Ulysses S. Grant by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1989. </ref> He is often referred to colloquially as U. S. Grant.
He was actually named Hiram Ulysses Grant by his parents but when he applied for West Point he was accidentally registered Ulysses Simpson Grant. He liked the name better than Hiram Ulysses Grant because it formed the initials H.U.G.<ref> Encyclopedia of Presidents - Ulysses S. Grant by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1989. </ref> He is often referred to colloquially as U. S. Grant. At the [[battles of Forts Henry and Donelson]], Grant became famous for allowing only unconditional surrender which, by virtue of aligning with his initials, became a common nickname.
==Current Studies==
==Current Studies==