Ulysses S. Grant

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Ulysses S. Grant

• By 8th grade student

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Introduction of Grant

• Ulysses S. Grant was probably the best
  general for the Union during the Civil War. He
  had difficult beginnings, but he became one of
  the most important men of his time.

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Grants Beginnings

• Ulysses S. Grant was born on April 27, 1822,
  in Point Pleasant, Ohio. He was the son of an
  Ohio tanner. He went to West Point Military
  School where he excelled in horsemanship. He
  became part of the 4th Infantry in the Mexican
  War. Soon after that he married Julia Boggs
  Dent. He had four children Frederick, Ulysses,
  Ellen, and Jesse.

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Road to the Civil War for Grant

• During the Mexican War he was stationed if
  Mexico. He tried many businesses ventures so he
  could send money to his wife, but he was
  unsuccessful. He resigned his post because of
  rumors of drinking. Then, he tried farming which
  was also a failure. Among his other jobs were
  real estate agent and clerk post. He finally
  became a clerk in the family leather goods store
  in Galena, Illinois, thats where he was when war
  broke loose.

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Grants successes failures in war

• Grant was appointed by the governor to
  command a volunteer regiment. He sought to win
  control of the Mississippi Valley. In February
  1862 he took Fort Henry and attacked Fort
  Donelson. When he was asked for his terms, he
  replied, No terms except an unconditional
  immediate surrender can be accepted. Thats
  where he got his nickname Unconditional Surrender
  Grant. He was also promoted to major general of
  volunteers.

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Grants successes failures continued

• Grant, then, went to fight in Shiloh, one of the
  bloodiest battles in the West where he lost.
  President Lincoln was told to remove him, but he
  said, I cant spare this manhe fights. Grant
  moved on to win Vicksburg and this cut the
  Confederacy in two. Then, he went on to win
  Chattanooga. After that battle he was promoted
  to General-in-Chief.

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Appomattox Court House

• Finally, on April 9, 1865, at Appomattox Court
  House, Lee surrendered. Grant wrote out terms of
  surrender that would prevent treason trials.

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Grants Presidency

• After the war he was ordered to replace Edwin M.
  Stanton as secretary of was. He soon became a
  nominee for president in 1868. He served two
  terms during which he remained untainted
  throughout many scandals.

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After the fame

• After he didnt win a third term he went on a
  two-year tour around the world, which took an
  appearance of a political campaign. When he
  found out about his throat cancer he started to
  write a memoir. He finished the last page days
  before he died. His family made profits of
  almost 450,000. He died on July 23, 1885 in
  Mount McGregor, New York.

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Conclusion

• Ulysses S. Grant was a superior general during
  the Civil War. His tactics helped us
  tremendously to win the war. If it wasnt for
  Grants genius military skills we might not have
  won the war.