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Ulysses S. Grant was born
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Graduated from United States Military Academy at West Point
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Marries Julia Boggs
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First child, Fredrick Dent Grant
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Grant resigned his post and spent the next 7 years flopping as a farmer.
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Command of the district of Southeast Missouri
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First display of his trademark aggressive style came in
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Grant's army crossed the Mississippi River at the battle of Port Gibson
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President Lincoln elevatedGrant to the rank of lieutenant general, and named him general- in- chief of the armies of the U.S.
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Invited to join Abraham Lincoln at Ford's theater on the fateful night
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Presidency Began
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Presidency Ended
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Grant resigned his post and spent the next 7 years flopping as a farmer
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Death