Ulysses S. Grant is an American hero who defeated the Confederate Army during the Civil War. As general of the Union Army, his tactics and strategies led to his victory. He did not start off as an American hero that people see him as today. Through his experiences in his early life, in school, and in a previous war, led him to be the great general he turned out to be. Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio; on April 27, 1822. Grant was the son of Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson Grant. Jesse owned a tannery business and was a business man. As a child, Grant was shy and reserved like his mother instead of being outgoing like his father (Biography.com Editors, "Ulysses S. Grant Biography"). In 1839, at the age of 17 he went to the United States Military Academy at West Point. Grant received the name Ulysses S. Grant from a clerical error at West Point and stuck with it in fear of
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Grant Biography"). He received average grades and planned to resign from the military after his four mandatory years of duty. After graduating from West Point, Grant was a skilled horseman and was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the fourth U.S. infantry (History.com Staff, "Ulysses S. Grant"). Soon after graduating, Grant found his future wife, Julia Dent, but before he could marry her he went off to fight in the Mexican-American War. Grant studied the tactics and leadership skills of the generals he was under closely. Grant was given a chance to lead a company into battle and did well. He was praised for his bravery while being under fire. While Grant was at war he started to feel that this war was for the wrong purposes. He felt that the war was only to increase America’s territory for the spread of slavery throughout the states (Biography.com Editors, "Ulysses S. Grant Biography"). This is more than likely the reason that sided with the Union Army later when
Grant Biography"). He received average grades and planned to resign from the military after his four mandatory years of duty. After graduating from West Point, Grant was a skilled horseman and was commissioned a brevet second lieutenant in the fourth U.S. infantry (History.com Staff, "Ulysses S. Grant"). Soon after graduating, Grant found his future wife, Julia Dent, but before he could marry her he went off to fight in the Mexican-American War. Grant studied the tactics and leadership skills of the generals he was under closely. Grant was given a chance to lead a company into battle and did well. He was praised for his bravery while being under fire. While Grant was at war he started to feel that this war was for the wrong purposes. He felt that the war was only to increase America’s territory for the spread of slavery throughout the states (Biography.com Editors, "Ulysses S. Grant Biography"). This is more than likely the reason that sided with the Union Army later when