Ulysses S. Grant lived an interesting life. He gave so much to this country. His life was

exciting and he lived in many different places, from small houses to a house given by people to

the white house. From saving the blacks from more slavery to giving the U.S. bad years from

presidency.

Ulysses S. Grant was an American general and the 18th president of the U.S.

(Williams 53).Grant was born in point pleasant, Ohio, on April 27 ,1822, the son os Hannah

Simpson and Jesse Grant, the owner of a tannery (Williams 52). In 1839, under the name of

Ulysses Simpson, instead of his original Hiram Ulysses, he was appointed to West Point

("Ulysses"Online). Graduating 21st in a class of 39,loosing to Robert E. Lee, who came 1st

("Ulysses"Online). There he met Julia Dent, whom he married after the Mexican war

("Grant"314).

During the Mexican war, Grant served under both General Zachary Taylor and

General......

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