Ulysses Simpson
Grant
by:
Angelo Arrigo, Andrew Siegfried,
and Katlyn Carr
Ulysses Simpson Grant
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Grant was the
commander of the
Union (North) army in
the Civil War.
He was in the war
with Mexico.
He went to college at
West Point like Robert
E. Lee.
Ulysses S. Grant
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His real name is
Hiram Ulysses Grant
He didn’t like the
initials H.U.G
He was the 18th
President of the
United States.
General Grant
This is General Ulysses S. Grant dressed in uniform.
Ulysses S. Grant
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He entered the U.S.
Military Academy at
seventeen.
He was born in 1822
He was born at Pointe
Pleasant, Ohio
He was a Republican
President Lincoln once
said,” I can’t spare
this man. He fights.”
Battle of Vicksburg
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Grant fought in the
Battle of Vicksburg,
Mississippi
The Union won the
battle against the
Confederates
Grant’s Accomplishments
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He excelled only in horsemanship and making
friends
He received recognition for his bravery
Grant’s Family
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His father’s name was Jesse Root Grant.
His mother’s name was Hannah Simpson
Grant.
He married Julia Boggs Dent.
They got married on August 22, 1848.
He had 4 children.
The 18th President
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He was President
from 1869 – 1877.
He was 46 when he
was inaugurated.
His vice presidents
were Schuyler Colfax
and Henry Wilson.
Grant’s Life
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Grant was born April
27, 1822.
He died July 23,1885.
He died at Mount
McGregor, New York.
He was 63 years old
when he died.
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