Are you aware of the real story of how Ulysses S. Grant became a hero? Many people know that he was as a great military leader during the Civil War and that he was the 8th president of the United States. However, many people don’t know that Ulysses S. Grant’s path to leadership and success was marked by many challenges and failures. Four important things to know about Grant is that he was not a very good student in school, he believed that the Mexican-America war was fought for the wrong reasons, he was a failure as a military officer and a private citizen, and the Civil War sparked his patriotism and lead to him becoming a hero.
Ulysses S. Grant did not show much of an interest in military service when he was young. While attending West …show more content…
This act of war made Grant want to volunteer for military service. With his new passion, Grant rose up the military ranks by using what he had learned from watching effective military leaders. Grant faced some setbacks but found success as a military leader, because unlike other leaders, he did not believe that capturing land was most important to winning the war. Instead, Grant strongly believed that defeating the Confederate armies under General Lee was more important than gaining territory. In 1865, Lee and his army surrendered to Grant marking the end of the Civil War. The two generals met and signed a peace agreement. As a gesture of good will, Grant allowed Lee's soldiers to keep their horses and return to their homes, instead of taking them prisoners of war. (Grant, History.com) Although many people think of Ulysses S. Grant as a distinguished military leader, the path he took to becoming heroic was not easy. He experienced many failures as well as successes over many years. Even though Grant was not always the best student, even though he thought that wars were not always fought for the right reasons, and even though he left the military for a while to become a regular citizen, in the end his patriotism and leadership skills helped him win the Civil War, and become the respected man he is
Ulysses S. Grant did not show much of an interest in military service when he was young. While attending West …show more content…
This act of war made Grant want to volunteer for military service. With his new passion, Grant rose up the military ranks by using what he had learned from watching effective military leaders. Grant faced some setbacks but found success as a military leader, because unlike other leaders, he did not believe that capturing land was most important to winning the war. Instead, Grant strongly believed that defeating the Confederate armies under General Lee was more important than gaining territory. In 1865, Lee and his army surrendered to Grant marking the end of the Civil War. The two generals met and signed a peace agreement. As a gesture of good will, Grant allowed Lee's soldiers to keep their horses and return to their homes, instead of taking them prisoners of war. (Grant, History.com) Although many people think of Ulysses S. Grant as a distinguished military leader, the path he took to becoming heroic was not easy. He experienced many failures as well as successes over many years. Even though Grant was not always the best student, even though he thought that wars were not always fought for the right reasons, and even though he left the military for a while to become a regular citizen, in the end his patriotism and leadership skills helped him win the Civil War, and become the respected man he is