Ulysses S. Grant

By sowers321

  • Before going into the Army

    Before going into the Army
    Grant was born on April,27,1822 in Point Pleasant,Ohio and then in 1823 Grants parents (Jesse Grant and Hannah Grant) went to Georgetown, Ohio were his dad ran a business.

  • Grant's Education

    Grant's Education
    Grants dad (Jesse Grant) in 1839 established Grant into West Point and graduated in 1843.

  • Grants Post

    Grants Post
    After Grant graduated West Point he was in the 4th US Infantry at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri.

  • Grant's Family

    Grant's Family
    Ulysses S. Grant was born April, 27, 1822 had four children and was married to Julia Dent in August, 22, 1848.

  • After the Mexican-American War

    After the Mexican-American War
    After the Mexican-American war Grant was placed in posts all around the Great Lakes then finally posted in California,1843.

  • Before the White House

    Before the White House
    Before Grant became the 18th president he was the general of the Union Army fighting against the South at the end of the civil war. And before the Civil war he attempted at farming, and in 1860 he worked at his fathers leather goods business. Finally after all those jobs he became a volunteer in the early years of the civil war in 1861.

  • Effects on the U.S.

    Effects on the U.S.
    Grant was important to U.S. because he worked with Abraham Lincoln to defeat the southern army when he was still an general of the Union army.

  • Surprising Facts about Grant

    Surprising Facts about Grant
    • The "S" in Grants name doesn't stand for anything
    • Grant wasn't good at business
    • Ulysses S Grant was supposed to be at the theater with Abraham Lincoln on the night of his assassination because he had an invitation to come to the theater.

  • General to President

    General to President
    Before Grant became president Andrew Johnson made him the very first four star general in 1866. Then after that he replaced Edward Stanton for the Secretary of War but, Grant resigned from the position in 1868. Then after all that then he became a republican nominee for the office all in the same month when he resigned in 1868.

  • What was Grant Famous For?

    What was Grant Famous For?
    Grant was famous for in his term was Black Friday which was a failed plot to manipulate the Gold Market. And fighting for the Union Army. Then being the youngest president at age 46.

  • The End

    The End
    The end.