Ulysses S. Grant
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was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio, a town on the Ohio River near Cincinatti. In 1823, the Grant family moved to Georgetown, Ohio, where Ulysses attended school until he was 14. He then spent one year at an acadamy in Maysville, Kentucky and in 1838 he entered an academy in R ....
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.... an area claimed by both Mexico and the United States when the Mexican War began in 1846. (Scaturro 2) In 1847, Grant took part in the capture of Mexico City. By the end of the war he was promoted to first lieutenant for his skill and bravery. Grant's experiences in the Mexican War taught him lessons that will later help him during the Civil War.
Grant was almost 39 years old when the Civil War began in 1861. He strongly opposed secession and as soon as war broke out he knew he had a du ....
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