Ulysses S. Grant
By: Shelby Smith & Emma Zuar
Early Years
- When he was 17, he attended the United States West Point Military Academy
-When he was in school he did well in mathematics and geology, but excelled in horsemanship
- In his youth, Grant was shy and reserved and he took after his mother
- He did not want to become a tanner like his father
- After graduating from West Point, he planned to resign from the military after serving his mandatory first four years
Contribution to the Civil War
Life After the Civil War
-In 1868, he was elected the 18th president of the United States
- Grant died on July 23, 1885 in Wilton, New York
- He was buried on August 8, 1885 at General Grant National Memorial in New York City
-His memorial was given in 1922 and is located in Union Square West of the U.S. Capitol building
Interesting Facts
-He chewed cigars and eventually got cancer, potentially throat cancer
-His real first name was Hiram
-Grant was actually very compassionate and used money that he could have used for himself, to free his own slave
-He received a speeding ticket for riding his horse too fast down the street, the police officer did not even recognize him