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William McKinley William McKinley completed many things throughout his life. He served in the military, was governor and president of the United States of America. He had many jobs and roles in his life along with many interesting stories and occurrences. From his childhood in Ohio to being the most powerful man in the free world. President McKinley was born on January 29th, 1843.he was born in Niles, Ohio and later moved to New Lisbon. President McKinley’s early life wasn’t something of…

“Helen Keller is fellow to Caesar, Alexander, Napoleon, Homer, Shakespeare and of the rest of the immortals . . . She will be as famous a thousand years from now as she is today” (Dorothy Herman 1998). What I think this quote is saying is that along with the other remarkable people she will be remembered for thousands of years. Helen was very important in American History for the changes she made in the world. Joseph P. Lash wrote “While the Keller’s raised almost everything they needed on…

General Patton was born on November 11, 1885, in San Gabriel, California. In the heritage of General Patton, there was military and civil war services. Patton decided during childhood that his goal in life was to become a hero. General Patton’s nickname was “Old Bloods and Guts,” among his troops. Patton had a lifelong struggle with reading and writing causing fear that he would not do well on the exam for the U.S. Military Academy. General Patton had an education at U.S. Military Academy at…

Ulysses S. Grant: Grant was both a general and a commander of the Union forces in the later years of the Civil War. He is known for being a great general who guided the Union troops to their triumph over the Confederate armies. He was victorious when he captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson in Tennessee and when he crushed a large Confederate army in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Grant’s contribution to ending the Civil War, however, was when he led his forces to lay siege to Lee’s Northern Virginia…

Ulysses S Grant once said, “In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.” The former president and general was one of the most important figures of the 19th Century. Grant led the Union to win the Civil War, became one of the few presidents of the century to support civil rights, and led America as president through Reconstruction. After the Civil War broke out in 1861, Ulysses S Grant became Colonel of the 21st Illinois…

Historian Richard White represents the scholarly consensus in stating that "various military commanders encouraged the slaughter of bison" by white hide hunters in order to cut the heart from the Plains Indians' economy. General Sherman, more than any other officer, was responsible for devising a strategy to conquer the Plains Indians. Remembered most for his Civil War "march through Georgia, "Sherman was a battle-seasoned veteran who in 1866 assumed command of the Division of the Missouri…

General William Tecumseh Sherman was born on February 8, 1820 in Ohio. He was one of eleven children. His parents were Charles Robert Sherman and Mary Hoyt Sherman. Charles Sherman was a distinguished lawyer, and until his unexpected death in 1829, he had been serving on the Ohio Supreme Court. William Sherman moved in with Thomas Ewing, a senator. When he was 16, Sherman attended the famous military school West Point. Although he was an excellent student, he did not concur with the school’s…

The military figure I chose to do my project on it is Gen. Ulysses S Grant. I chose him because of how multi-dimensional his life was. The story of his life was almost like a movie. The main reasoning behind my choice was because I wanted to learn as much as I possibly could from him. He was an honest man that took leadership in a time of need for his country. Hiram Ulysses Grant was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio. When Grant was 17, Congressman Thomas L. Hamer nominated him…

In 1749, at the age of 17, Washington began his career as a professional surveyor. He subsequently received a commission and surveyor's license from the College of William and Mary and became the official surveyor for the newly formed Gulper County. Thanks to his older brother Lawrence's connection to the prominent Fair fax family, Washington had been appointed to this well-paid official position. In less than two days he completed his first survey, plotting a 400 acre parcel of land and was…

Ulysses S. Grant was by far one of america’s generals. He had many battles. Grant’s victory at vicksburg was an amazing win. On May 1, 1863, Grant’s army crossed the mississippi river at the battle of port gibson. Little did Grant know that confederate forces were there. Grant sent a portion of his army under General William T. Sherman to capture the state capitol, Jackson, while setting his sights on vicksburg with a view toward permanently closing the confederate supply base. When initial…