[DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant: Life Before the PresidencyMiller Center [PAR] With his father's encouragement, Grant decided to go to West Point to fulfill his 
own ... including James Longstreet, would fight against him during the Civil War. 
... became depressed, and, according to some accounts, began to drink to excess
. ... father for help, and he went to work for his younger brother in a leather shop 
in... [DOC] [TLE] Early life and career of Ulysses S. Grant - Wikipedia [PAR] The early life and career of Ulysses S. Grant tells the story of the future general's 
ancestry, birth, and early career in and out of the United States army from 1822 to 
1861. Grant was born in Ohio in 1822. Growing up in his father's tanneries, he 
sought a different career in the ... He worked there until 1861, when the American 
Civil War began. [DOC] [TLE] Newsela | Presidential Profile: Ulysses S. Grant [PAR] It was there that he met his future wife, Julia Dent. ... At the beginning of the Civil 
War, Grant was working in his father's leather shop in Illinois. He was appointed... [DOC] [TLE] Newsela | Presidential Profile: Ulysses S. Grant [PAR] As president, he looked to Congress for a direction in which to take the ... After 
graduation, Lieutenant Grant was stationed in St Louis, Missouri, where he met 
his future ... the Civil War, Grant was working in his father's leather store in 
Galena, Illinois. ... He started writing his recollections to pay off his debts and 
provide for his... [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant Civil War General American President [PAR] General Ulysses S. Grant Civil War hero American President Born in 1822. ... 
Grant wrote his "Personal Memoirs" to secure his family's future. ... At the 
outbreak of the Civil War, Grant was working in his father's leather store Ulysses 
S. Grant ... He started writing his recollections to pay off his debts and provide for 
his family,... [DOC] [TLE] Grant and Lee [PAR] Ulysses S. Grant was a not as well known at the start of the Civil War as Robert E. 
Lee but ... He was working in his brother's leather-goods store in Illinois. [DOC] [TLE] General Grant in Love and War | History | Smithsonian [PAR] Feb 14, 2012 ... The officer who gained glory as a warrior in the Civil War also had a ... Future Is 
Here Festival .... President Ulysses S. Grant with First Lady Julia Dent Grant and 
son ... As soon as he was away, Grant began writing love letters to Julia ... in the 
family leather business, working under his two younger brothers. [DOC] [TLE] Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson Grant . U.S. Grant: Warrior ... [PAR] Ulysses Grant's father Jesse could pinch a penny as well as any man alive. ... 
After several years as a hired hand, he began working for George Tod, ... Kids in 
the Civil War ... It seemed to Jesse like a good career lay in his son's future. ... 
verge of bankruptcy, Jesse gave him a job in his leather goods shop in Galena, 
Illinois. [DOC] [TLE] Before the War | Virginia Historical Society Lee and Grant Before the ... [PAR] Jesse Grant, the father of Ulysses, was a hard-working man who built a ... not be 
until the Mexican War that his exceptional military talents would begin to emerge. 
... army service gave little indication of his remarkable talents and future 
greatness. ... the one slave he actually owned, and retreated to his father's 
leather goods... [DOC] [TLE] Exploring Ulysses Grant's childhood homes: Before the Civil War ... [PAR] May 25, 2016 ... Exploring Ulysses Grant's childhood homes: Before the Civil War and ... Thus 
began a movement began to bring the house back. ... The site draws perhaps 
6,000 visitors a year, including Civil War buffs, presidential scholars and ... and 
finally moved to Illinois to work for his father at a leather-goods store. [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States - Geni [PAR] Jun 10, 2016 ... After

Question: This future president was working at his father's leather store when the Civil War started
Answer: Ulysses S. Grant