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Birth Date
Ulysses S. Grant was born on April 27th, 1822 in Point Pleasent, Ohio. -
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Youth Life
Grant had a quiet life as a child. He didn't like school and because he was so quiet other childern called him. "Useless" What he truly excelled at was horsemanship. On the family farm, he could always manage unruly horses and he was well respected in the are because of this. -
West Point
Grant leaves for West Point Military Academy. -
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West Point
Grant did not excel at West Point. While he was good at math and geology, he was often tardy to clases and dressed very lazily. In 1843 he graduated 21st out of 39 and was happy to be gone. -
Ulysses "S." Grant
Grant's real name was Hiram Ulysses Grant, but when his congressman applied for his appointment into West Point, he mistakenly wrote his name down as Ulysses Simpson Grant. (Simpson was his mother's family name) Grant tried to get this changed but he was too late so from there on out, he went by Ulysses S. Grant. -
Meeting His Wife
In February he meet Julia Dent and almost instanly fell for her. He proposed to her and she said yes. But, before they could get married he was deployed to fight in the Mexican War. -
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Mexican War
Grant served in the Mexican war as a quartermaster. -
Resigned
In August of 1854 Grant suddenly resigned from the military. His reasons are unknown. -
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Hard Times
After Grant resigned from the military, his life was very rough for a while. First he tries to work on a farm by himself and that doesn't workout. The next thing he tries is the real estate business, but once again, this does not work out for him. -
Leather Business
Grant finally moves to Illionis and goes to work for his father's leather store. He makes roughly $800 a year and lives and much easier life than he was. -
Civil War Start
The American Civil War starts and things get tense in America. -
Colonel
Grant is appointed as a colonel of the 21st Illionis Infantry. -
Two Star
Grant receives rank of two star Major General. -
Chattanooga
After an injury Grant suffered in the summer of 1863. Grant takes control of his army again at Chattanooga, Tennessee. -
War End
Lee surrenders to Grant in the McLaen House in Appomattox, Virginia. The Civil War is now over. -
Four Star
Congress establishes a new rank of "General" for Grant making him the first four star General in U. S. history. -
Nomination
Grant is nominated for president by the RNC. He does zero campaigning and just lolls around in his home in Galena, Illinois. -
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President of the United States
Grant becomes the 18th President of the United States and serves two terms. -
Cancer
Grant is diagnosed with cancer by doctors. -
Death
At the age of 63, Grant dies at 8:06 in the morning on July 23rd, 1885.