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Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
President order: 18
Republican
Born in Ohio
Sworn in on 3/4/1869
Age at inauguration: 46
2 terms


Biography

Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 
18th President of the United States (1869–1877) as well as military commander during
 the Civil War and post-war Reconstruction periods. Under Grant's command, the Union 
Army defeated the Confederate military and ended the Confederate States of America. 
Grant began his lifelong career as a soldier after graduating from the United States 
Military Academy at West Point in 1843. Fighting in the Mexican American War, he was 
a close observer of the techniques of Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott. He 
resigned from the Army in 1854, then struggled to make a living in St. Louis and 
Galena, Illinois

Early life:
Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27, 1822 to Jesse Root 
Grant (1794–1873), a tanner, and Hannah Simpson Grant (1798–1883), both Pennsylvania 
natives. The Grant family trace their ancestry back to Matthew Grant, who landed in 
Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. In the fall of 1823, the family moved to the village 
of Georgetown in Brown County, Ohio. Raised a Methodist, although not an official 
member of the church, Grant prayed in private and opposed religious pretentiousness.


Marriage and family:
On August 22, 1848, Grant married Julia Boggs Dent (1826–1902), the daughter of a 
slave owner. Together, they had four children: Frederick Dent Grant Ulysses S. "Buck" 
Grant, Jr. Ellen Wrenshall "Nellie" Grant, and Jesse Root Grant

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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 
18th President of the United States (1869–1877) as well as military commander during 
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Ulysses S. Grant , U.S. President / Military Leader / Civil War Figure Born: 27 
April 1822 Birthplace: Point Pleasant, Ohio Died: 23 July 1885 (throat
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