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Ulysses was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, to hannah and Jesse grant
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Grant is inrolled as Ulysses S. Grant, which will fallow him untill his death. Then grant graduates on July first, yet his diploma reads june 23rd.
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Grant is dispached to St. Louis to be part of the Fourth Infantry
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Grant meets his future wife, Julia, when he is assigned to the Fourth Infantry in St. Louis
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This is where he learns to play cards, during this time he accompanying Julia, his wife, to dances and raceing his horse
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He was sent to Humbold Bay, California. Being away from his wife for these two years gave Grant alot of problems with his mind.
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Grant returns to Missouri after resigning his commission
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It doesn't workout because he is incapable of collecting rent and is often late to work. He was never cut out to be a business man.
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He moved to Galena, Illinois and accecpted a clerkship to his fathers leather shop
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Was made Brigadier General of volunteers Then moved to Brigadier General
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Appointed to Colonel of the 21st Illinois Infantry
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This was Grants first engagement as a general
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In the start of the war grant fought at Belmont, took Fort Donelson, which was the first Stratigic victory for the union, and fought at the battle of Shiloh. In the third year he takes Vicksburg and in those five days he fights and defeats the enemy at Jackson, Champion Hill, and Big Black River, then he tires two frontal assaults on Vicksburg both were repelled so the lay seige untill the surrender, during thee summer after falling from a horse he spends the summer with his family.
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Grant returns to his command. In November he prticipates in the Battle of Chatanooga then at lookout Mountian and Missionary Ridge, this forces to confederats to retreat to Tennessee. in may of 1864 Grant Precitapets in the Battle of Wilderness where he faces Lee for the first time the result is a draw with the union looseing twice as many men.
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This was Grant's greatest blunder, which he freely admitted, he lost 7,000 men to Lee's losses of only 1,500 thats only in the first hour! The end result was Grant with loses of 50,000, and Lee only lossing 32,000, but Grant can get replacements.
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Lee surrenders to Grant at McLean House, Appomattox, Virginia. Makeing this Grants Greatest Hour.
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Congress Establishes a new rank of "General" for grant making him the first Four Star General
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grant was nominated by the Republican National Convention he does no campanting and stays at home in Galena
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Grant is elected for two terms
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Grant travels with his family and rutuinly has 15 course Dinners yet returnes to America having lost weight. His favorite places were Japan ans Switzerland
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evendence shows that though his wife Julia wanted to return to the White House Grant just didnt care and whanted to stay out of office.
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On Christmas Eve Grant falls while trying to give a cab driver a $20, he falles on his side which seriously injures his hip, Grant will never agian walk without a cane of crutches.
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Grant looses his fourtune because his partner in the brokerage firm robbes him of his' families fourtune. This sendes Grant into a prolonged depression
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Grant's illness of the throat is diagosed by docters as cancer
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Grant finishes doccumenting his life just dayes befor his death.
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The cancer spredes debilitating Grant, but he contuniues to write to provide for his family after his death
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Grant's Family moves to New York because docters say the cooler climates will help Grant
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At exatly 8:06am Grant Dies and his son, Fred stops the mantle clock then returns to his fathers bedside.Grants Memoirs sell 300,000 Copies erning Juila $500,000 and today it is considered the most well-written memoirs of a U.S. President.
