Ulysses S. Grant

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  • Born

    Ulysses S. Grant is born in Point Pleasant, Ohio as Hiram Ulysses Grant.

  • Enlisted in West Point

    The exact date he joined West Point in unknown

  • Graduated from West Point

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    Served in the Mexican-American war

    Served in the Mexican-American war under Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott.

  • April 25, 1846 to February 2, 1848 Served in Mexican-American war

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    Served in the Civil War

  • Captured Paducah, Kentucky

  • Grant captures Fort Henry and 12,000 confederate troops

  • Grant captures Fort Donelson

  • The Battle of Shiloh ends (one day long)

  • Grant captures Vicksburg, Mississippi

  • Promoted to Lieutenant General

  • Grant and Lee start fighting at Fredericksburg in early May

  • Grant pushes Lee's army to Petersburg in mid-june

  • 10-month long siege of Petersburg begins

  • 10-month long siege ends and Lee evacuates Petersburg

  • Lee surrenders at Appamattox Courthouse; The war ends

  • Grant is elected the 18th president of the United States

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    Grant's Presidency

  • Grant's term as president is over

  • Death

    Died in Wilton, New York from throat cancer.