The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1868-06-04
General Grants Record,

Ulysses Sidney Grant, born at Mount
Pleasant, Clermont county, Ohio, April, 49,
%,
Family removed to Georgetown, Brown
county, Ohio, 1928
Appointed cadet at West Point, by Hon.
L. l.. Harner 1889.
Graduated June 80, 1843 standing mum
Der twenty one in a class of thirty eight
members. Entered on the army rolls as
Brevet Second Lieutenant, and assigned to
4th Infantry, on the Missouri frontier as a
supernumerary,
Commissioned September so 1916, Sec
ond Lieutenant of infantry
Went i'll Taylor's army in Mexico, and
took part in all the actions from Palo Alto,
May s. 1916.
Transferred to Scott's army, and took
part in the siege of Vera Cruz
Assigned as Quartermaster of the regi-
ment, April. l847.
In the battle Of MoIino del Rev, Septem.
Der 8, 1S47, promoted on the field, by Gen.
eral Scott, to First Lieutenant for dstin-
guished gallautry by General Worth,
Entered the City of Mexico with the
army
Sent to the Pacific coast at the close Of
the war and assigned to duty in Oregon,
with headquarters at Fort Dallas,
Appointed Breyet Captain, 1850, for SER
vice at Chaputepec
Commissioned Captain, August, 1853.
Resigned July 81, 1854 spent few
years in business in St. Louis, and in farm
ing.
Removed to Galena, Ill, and with his
father established there the leather house of
Grant & Son, 1853
Appointed mastering officer and Aid to
Governor Yates, of Illinois, Springfield,
1861
Commissioned Colonel of 23d Illinois
| (tbrss years. volunteers, June Is, 1861.
| Appointed Brigadier General by Presi-
dent Lincoln, August, 1861 Commission
dated back to May ID, and placed in COM
maDd of the District of Cairo
Occupied Paducah, Ky, by a surprise
movement September 6, 1861
Defeated Jeff Thompson at Greenville,
October Is, 1861
Battle of Belmont, November 7, 1861.
Moved up the Tennessee, and, with
Foote'S iron -clads, captured Fort Henry Feb
ruary 6, 1852
Invested Fort Donelson, February II,
and captured it February 16 by the uncen.
uitlOHal buTESuuST Oh Tue enemy
Promoted to be Major General of voIun-
teers, commission dating from the fall of
Fort Donelson.
Advanced against Corinth, March. 1862.
Battle of Pttsburg Landing, April and
8, 1862
Placed in command of the Army of the
Tennessee, April - ;orcupied Memphis and
Holly Springs in June; made commander
of the Department of the Tennessee in
j uly.
Began the campaign against Vicksburg,
October %, 1862; captured the city long
and bloody winter and spring campaign
July 4, 1868,
Appointed Major General in the regular
army.
Severely injured by being thrown from
his horse at New Orleans September, 1868;
three ribs broken.
Appointed to command of the Military
Division of the Mississippi, October %;
made Lieutenant General of the Army,
March 2, 1864, the grade being created for
him.
Arrived at Washington, March 8, 1864
Assumed command of all the Union arm
les, headquarters with the Army of the Poto
mac, March II, 1854
Crossed the Rapidan, May g. 1864
May 5, 6, and 7, battles Of Wilderness.
May H., 81 shall fight it out on this line
if it takes all summer"
May 20, crossed the Pamunkey.
Crossed the James and placed Richmond |
and Petersburg under siege, June IA. Con
slant battles during the summer, fall and
winter.
Began the final campaign of the war
March %, 1865.
Rattle of Five Forks, March 81 and April
l.
Occupation of Richmond, April 2.
Surrender of Lees army, April 9, 1865,
and substantial end Of the war.
Appointed General of the armies of the
United States July %, 1866, the grade be.
ing created for him.
Secretary of War nd interim, August y,
1867.
May 81, 1868, unanimously chosen by
the Republican National Convention at Chi
cago, as candidate for President Of the Uni
ted States.
November 10, 1868, will be elected Pres
ident of the United States by the largest
vote ever received by any many for the
highest office in the greatest and best gov
fba anrti,