Hiram Ulysses Grant was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio. When Grant was 17, Congressman Thomas L. Hamer nominated him to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. During the Mexican-American War, Grant studied tactics and strategies and learned a lot about military leadership. During this war grants Service expired but he chose to remain a soldier.
Hiram Ulysses Grant was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio. When Grant was 17, Congressman Thomas L. Hamer nominated him to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. During the Mexican-American War, Grant studied tactics and strategies and learned a lot about military leadership. During this war grants Service expired but he chose to remain a soldier.