[DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site - National Park Service [PAR] Ulysses S. Grant, the victorious Civil War general and 18th president of the 
United ... He soon paid a visit to his former roommate, Frederick Dent, at White 
Haven, the Dent ... Grant tried his hand at farming, selling firewood, real estate, 
and bill ... In 1860, Grant moved his family to Galena, Illinois to work in a leather 
store... [DOC] [TLE] People - Appomattox Court House National Historical Park (U.S. ... [PAR] Following this war he successfully (and sometimes unsuccessfully) worked as a 
farmer, real estate salesman, county engineer ... and finally, clerk in a leather 
store business conducted by his two brothers in Galena, Illinois. However, with 
the advent of the Civil War, Grant achieved rapid advancement from relative 
obscurity,... [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant - U.S. Presidents - HISTORY.com [PAR] General Ulysses S. Grant parlayed his celebrity after the Civil War into a ... as his 
real name, although he maintained that the S did not stand for anything. ... 
attempt at farming, followed by a failed stint in a St. Louis real estate office. ... 
moved to Galena, Illinois, where Ulysses worked in his father's leather goods 
business. [DOC] [TLE] U.S.Grant Timeline | Galena Historical Society & U.S. Grant Museum [PAR] He showed an interest in mathematics and distinguished himself in ... 1858-59  
Winter: Entered real estate business in St. Louis with Harry Boggs, a cousin ... 
1860  April: Family moved to Galena, Illinois where Grant took a clerkship at a 
leather goods store owned by ... 1861-65 The Civil War; 1865  Appomattox, 
Virginia. [DOC] [TLE] U.S. Grant Bio - U.S. Grant Birthplace [PAR] He worked in his father's tannery and attended school in the little two-room ... He 
then tried selling real estate, and for a brief time held a job in the St. Louis ... 
Finally, in 1860, Jesse Grant gave his son a job in his leather store in Galena, 
Illinois. With the outbreak of the Civil War, Illinois Governor Richard Yates 
appointed... [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant - Civil War Hero and 18th President [PAR] He then worked as a farmer, a real estate agent, and a bill collector before 
moving to Galena, Illinois. There, he worked for his father and brother in a leather
... [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant - Life & Career - Grant Monument Association [PAR] Before he was stationed at Camp Salubrity, Louisiana, in June of 1844, Grant 
and Julia ... After having little success in real estate, Grant moved to Galena, 
Illinois, in 1860, and worked in his father's hardware and leather goods store. ... 
In his first Civil War battle, Grant defeated a Confederate force at Belmont, 
Missouri, and... [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses Simpson Grant - lawbrain.com [PAR] Dec 2, 2009 ... ... and real estate. In 1860 he moved to Galena, Illinois, where he worked in his 
father's leather goods store. With the outbreak of the Civil War in... [DOC] [TLE] Galena, Illinois | Travel | Smithsonian [PAR] Now he was moving to work as a clerk in his father's leather-goods store. ... 
saddles to fellow Galenans, many of whom worked in the lead mine on the 
outskirts of town. ... "This is the real thing," says local historian Steve Repp. ... as a 
salesman: "He would rather talk about the Mexican War than wait upon the best 
customer... [DOC] [TLE] Ulysses S. Grant, His Life, Family, the Civil War and his Home [PAR] Although in Galena he worked at a number of different jobs, none was a success 
... While suffering from his illness he completed his memoirs only four days before 
he died ... Home: Galena, Illinois; also a cottage in Mount McGregor, New York. ... 
Soldier, farmer, real estate agent, customhouse clerk, and leather store clerk. [DOC] [TLE] Early life and career of Ulysses S. Grant - Wikipedia [PAR] The early life and career of Ulysses S. Grant tells

Question: Before the Civil War, he worked in real estate & at a leather store in Galena, Illinois
Answer: Ulysses S. Grant