GENERAL ULYSSES SIMPSON GRANT, USA
VITAL STATISTICS
BORN: 1822 in Point Pleasant, OH.
DIED: 1885 in Mt. McGregor, NY.
CAMPAIGNS: Forts Henry and Donelson, Pittsburgh Landing, Shiloh Church, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, and Wilderness to Appomattox.
HIGHEST RANK ACHIEVED: General-In-Chief (3-Star).
BIOGRAPHY
Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. While Grant was still an infant, his family moved Eastwood to Georgetown, Ohio. Grant was an avid horseman from a young age. He undertook all the tasks in the house that related to horses, while avoiding working in his father's tannery.
Grant received a basic education at the local schools. In 1838, unbeknownst to Ulysses, his father arranged his acceptance to West Point. At West Point, he was only an average student. He graduated 21st in a class of 39 students in 1843.
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