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Date of Birth
Ulysses S. Grant born Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. -
West Point
At seventeen Grant went to West Point where he graduated 21/39th . -
Proposed
Grant proposed to Julia Grant in 1844, but was drafted for the Mexican-American War and they couldn't marry for four years. -
Marriage
Julia and Ulysses married after he came back from serving in the Mexican-American War. -
Frederick Grant Born
Their first child is born. -
Ulysses Grant Jr. Born
Their second child is born. -
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Captain Grant
In 1853 Grant got the Captain title, but with rumors of an alcohol problem spreading, he resigned a year later. -
Ellen (Nellie) Grant was Born
Nellie their second daughter was born. Their first daughter died at birth. -
Jesse Root Grant
Jesse, their last child is born. -
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Commanding General
Grant was a Commanding General during the Civil War for the Union. -
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Grant as Union General
Grant was a promoted from a Captain to a General for the Civil War. -
Title before his Presidency
Grant was a Commanding General before he was elected president. -
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First Term
Grant served his first term of presidency, with Schuyler Colfax as his vice president. -
15th Amendment
Grant initiated the 15th Amendment that gave everyone the right to vote no matter race, color, or previous condition of servitude. -
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Second Term
Grant served his final term as president with Henry Wilson as his vice president. At the end of his term he apologized for all the political corruption other officers were involved in. -
Death
Ulysses S. Grant died in 1885 from throat cancer. He was said to have been a heavy cigar smoker.
