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he top Union commander at the end of the Civil War, Grant is famous for accepting Lee's surrender and going on to become a US president.
Timeline
Birth- 27 Apr 1822
Point Pleasant, OH
1846 - 1848Mexican-American War- Ages: 32 - 17 years
Service Start Date
1839
Branch
Army
Service End Date
1854
Conflict Period
Mexican-American War
Served For
United States of America
Marriage- 22 Aug 1848
Julia Boggs Dent Grant
White Haven plantation St Louis MO
Spouse Death Date
14 Dec 1902
1861 - 1865Civil War (Union)- Ages: 47 - 39 years
Rank
General of the Army
Conflict Period
Civil War (Union)
Service End Date
1869
Branch
Army
Service Start Date
1861
Served For
United States of America
Battle of Monterrey
Battle of Molino del Rey
8 Sept 1847
Battle of Palo Alto
8 May 1846
Siege of Veracruz
Battle of Resaca de la Palma
9 May 1846
Battle of Chapultepec
Battle of Shiloh
Chattanooga Campaign
Oct 1863
Overland Campaign
Battle of Fort Donelson
11 Feb 2016
Siege of Petersburg
Appomattox Campaign
Siege of Vicksburg
Employment: Employer
United States Government
Employment: Start Date
4 Mar 1869
Employment: End Date
4 Mar 1877
Employment: Position
18th President of the United States
Employment: Position
Clerk
Employment: End Date
1861
Employment: Place
Galena IL
Employment: Start Date
1860
Employment: End Date
1864
Employment: Start Date
1861
Physical Description: Height
5' 8"
Physical Description: Hair Color
Dark
Physical Description: Weight/Build
Average
Physical Description: Eye Color
Blue
Religion
Methodism
Occupation
18th President of the United States
Quote
Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
Employment: Position
Officer
Employment: Place
Mexico, California, Oregon
Employment: Start Date
1847
Employment: End Date
1854
Education: From
1839
Education: Institution
US Military Academy
Education: Place
West Point NY
Education: To
1843
Gender
Male
Employment: Place
St Louis MO
Employment: Employer
Self
Employment: Start Date
1854
Employment: End Date
1860
Employment: Position
Farmer, Real Estate
Employment: Start Date
9 Mar 1864
Employment: End Date
4 Mar 1869
Employment: Employer
United States Army
Employment: Position
Commanding General of the Army
Employment: Place
Washington D.C.
Death- 23 Jul 1885-Age: 63 years
Mount McGregor, NY
Throat Cancer
Burial
Grant's Tomb, General Grant National Memorial, Manhattan, NY
Other Facts
Mother
Hannah (Simpson) Grant
Father
Jesse Root Grant
Also known as
Ulysses S. Grant
Full Name
Hiram Ulysses Grant
