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'''Ulysses Simpson Grant''' was the President of the United States from 1869 to 1877. He was born on April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio. He served as a Union general in the [[Civil War]] and is credited for victory against the south. After his Presidency he had a cancer in his throat and was in great pain for the rest of his life. He struggled to write his memoirs but completed them and they provided money for his family after he died. He died in the morning on July 23, 1885. <ref> Encyclopedia of Presidents - Ulysses S. Grant by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1989. </ref> | '''Ulysses Simpson Grant''' was the President of the United States from 1869 to 1877. He was born on April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio. He served as a Union general in the [[Civil War]] and is credited for victory against the south. After his Presidency he had a cancer in his throat and was in great pain for the rest of his life. He struggled to write his memoirs but completed them and they provided money for his family after he died. He died in the morning on July 23, 1885. <ref> Encyclopedia of Presidents - Ulysses S. Grant by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1989. </ref> | ||
Revision as of 17:55, July 2, 2007
| Ulysses S. Grant | |
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| 18th President of the United States | |
| Term of office March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1877 | |
| Political party | Republican |
| Vice Presidents | Schuyler Colfax (1869-1873) Henry Wilson (1873-1875) None (1875-1877) |
| Preceded by | Andrew Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Rutherford B. Hayes |
| Born | April 27, 1822 Point Pleasant, Ohio |
| Died | July 23, 1885 (aged 63) Mount McGregor, New York |
| Spouse | Julia Dent Grant |
| Religion | Methodist |
Ulysses Simpson Grant was the President of the United States from 1869 to 1877. He was born on April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio. He served as a Union general in the Civil War and is credited for victory against the south. After his Presidency he had a cancer in his throat and was in great pain for the rest of his life. He struggled to write his memoirs but completed them and they provided money for his family after he died. He died in the morning on July 23, 1885. [1]
His administration is often considered to have been one of widespread governmental corruption.
Military Career
An 1843 graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, Grant served in the Mexican American War. He tried several businesses after the war, but none of them succeeded. However, as the demand for West Point graduates increased after the start of the Civil War, Grant rejoined the army. He was, however, relegated to training duty. Eventually, Grant received a field command. After early successes, his commanding general became jealous and removed him from his command. Eventually, he received another field command, and eventually captured Vicksburg, Misssissippi. Shortly after this victory, Grant received command of the entire United States Army. After a bloody struggle at the Battle of the Wilderness, Grant eventually laid siege to Petersburg, Virginia. After a long siege, Robert E. Lee eventually surrendered at Appomattox Court House. Following the conclusion of the war, Grant remained on active duty and was promoted to become the first four-star general in the history of the United States Army. Commanding the entire Army, Grant was responsible for operations in the Western U. S. against Native Americans until he resigned his commission to become President in early March 1869.
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.[2] He is often referred to colloquially as U. S. Grant.
Current Studies
The Ulysses S. Grant Association, with help from Southern Illinois University, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the National Historical Publications and Records Commission, is in the process of publishing an exhaustive, annotated series of volumes of Grant documents. Also in the works is a scholarly edition of the Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant. [3]
References
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Presidents - Ulysses S. Grant by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1989.
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Presidents - Ulysses S. Grant by Zachary Kent, Children's Press, 1989.
- ↑ http://twister.lib.siu.edu/projects/usgrant/
