1. Ulysses S. Grant
By Madeline Cook

2. Summary Ulysses S. Grant was the top union general in the civil war
He is credited with defeating Robert E. Lee and the confederate army
He became President in 1848 and was elected to a second term in 1852
His picture is on the $50 bill

3. Early Days
Hiram Ulysses Grant was born April 27, 1822 in a small white house in Point Pleasant, Ohio. His parents were named Jesse and Hannah Grant
Growing up Ulysses became a very skilled horsemen and loved the outdoors

4. Early Days
Jesse ask his local to congressman to recommend Hiram Ulysses Grant to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point
The congressman submitted his name as Ulysses S. Grant instead of Hiram Ulysses Grant. He kept this name. This is how he became U. S. Grant
Grant met his future wife while at West Point. Her name was Julia Dent

5. Successes and Failures
Upon graduation from West Point, Grant was sent to Texas in 1845.
He fought in the Mexican American war and discovered that he had a nerve for battle
He returned from the west in 1848 and married Julia Dent
Grant was sent back to the west. Mrs. Grant stayed behind with their two children
Grant missed his wife and children and found it difficult to live on his army salary

6. Successes and Failures
He left the army and moved to Missouri
The Grants had four children
He tried farming, selling firewood and business. He was not very successful
Abraham Lincoln became President in 1860
The civil war started in 1861
Grant joined the Union army

7. The General Grant was quickly made a brigadier general
He was a very successful commander that won several important battles. He became known for attacking the enemy
President Lincoln said of Grant: “I cannot spare this man. He fights”.

8. The General
Lincoln promoted Grant to lieutenant general - the first person to hold the rank since George Washington.
Grant was in charge of the entire union army and was ordered to defeat Robert E. Lee

9. The General
He pursued Lee and the Confederate army in a series of savage battles called the overland campaign
Lee finally surrendered to Grant on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House, Virginia
Lee surrenders to Grant
Lee and Grant

10. The White House Grant was very popular after wining the civil war
Andrew Johnson became President when Lincoln was assassinated on April 15, 1865
He did not run for reelection in 1848
Grant ran for President and was elected as a popular war hero

11. The White House
As President, Grant attempted to help native Americans and African Americans in the south
His administration however is best known for scandal and the economic depression of 1873
He remained popular and was elected to a second term

12. Life After the White House
After the white house, Grant and Julia went on a two year world tour that included Egypt and China
Grant than pursued a series of business ventures that were not successful and he was again penniless
He moved to New York and wrote his memoirs which were very successful
Grant writing his memoirs

13. Life After the White House
He died on July 23, 1885
He is buried at Grant’s tomb in New York city. Julia died in 1902 and is also buried at Grant’s tomb

14. Resources
Profiles of the Presidents, Ulysses S. Grant by Jean Kinney Williams
Pictures from Google images