Ulysses S. Grant Cristian
GRANT FAMILY
- Julia Boggs Dent (Wife)
- Ulysses S. Grant, Jr. (Son)
- Frederick Dent Grant (Son)
- Nellie Dent Grant (Daughter)
- Jesse Root Grant (Son)
EDUCATION
- Elementary education in Georgetown, Ohio- John D. White for profit school.
- Maysville Academy in Maysville, Kentucky from 1836-1837.
- Presbyterian Academy in Ripley Ohio.
- Graduated from West Point Academy, in New York- Military school in 1843
EARLY CAREERS / JOBS
- Served in the Mexican-American War in 1846-1848
- Fought in the Civil War in 1861
- Served as Commander in the Battle of Shiloh in 1862
- Grant defeated Confederate armies in 1863
- Grant was promoted to Lieutenant General and Commanding General of the Army in March of 1864
- Worked as a Clerk at father's store in Galena, Illinois
- Elected President in 1868
SUCCESESES
- Commanding a victorious Union Army during the Amercian Civil War
- Serving as the 18th President in the US from 1869-1877
- Brigadier General when his troops captured fort Donelson in Tennessee
FAILURES
- Brokerage firm and ended up going bankrupt and lost all his life savings
- Farming and as a realtor when he was only a civilian
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- Struggled with alcohol
- Did not like to wear the army uniform
- Received warnings st West Point because his messy uniform
- His real name was Hiram Ulysses Grant
GRANT LEGACY
- Support for the 15th amendment
- Right of US Citizens to vote regardless of race or color
- Protect rights of African Americans
- Was a Leader in the US Military
- In every fifty dollar bill, there is a picture of Ulysses S. Grant