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Ulysses S. Grant: Hero Of The Civil War

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Ulysses S. Grant By Deondre Brock The person I am doing this biography on is Ulysses S. Grant. Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th POTUS and commanding general of all union armies. Ulysses is famous for taking Fort Donelson in Tennessee during the Civil War . Ulysses is called the hero of the civil war. www.cr.nps.gov/logcabin/html/usg2.html Ulysses was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 27,1822. He grew up Georgetown, Ohio. Ulysses went to school at the Presbyterian Academy in Ripley, Ohio . Ulysses went to the U.S Military Academy then he got assigned to infantry on the Southern Frointer http://edweb.tusd.k12.az.us/sandre/Presidents/Grant.htm Ulysses was courageous and a leader. In the Civil War Ulysses won the union its first victory …show more content…

Ulysses became POTUS in 1868. http://www.historynet.com/ulysses-s-grant Ulysses had a huge impact on others. Ulysses help people be determined to get something done. He has used the fame from the Civil War to free become POTUS and make everyday people?s lives better. The part of Ulysses life that was most admirable was was when he tracked down Robert E. Lee and the confederate army and made them surrender but let them go back to

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