Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1868-10-31
General Grants Record,

Ulysses sydney Grant born at Mount
Pleasant, CIermont county, Ohio, April 81,
1929.
Family removed to Georgetown, Bsewn
county, Ohio. 1923.
Appointed cadet at West Point by Hon
T. l.. lIarn"r. 1880
Graduated June 80, 1S43. standing mum.
her twenty. one in "A class of thiitv eight
members Entered on the army rolls as
hrevet Second lieutenant. and assigned to
Fourth Infantry, on the Missouri frontier, as
supernnmerary.
Commissioned September 30 1915 second
lieutenant of infantry.
Went in TaylOr's army To Mexico, and
took part in all the actions from Paln Alto,
N"v 8, 1915, t" Monterey, September 90,
1886.
Transferred to Scott's army, and took part
! in the siege of Vera Cruz.
Assigned as Quatermaster Of his regiment,
April. 1917
In the battle of Molino del Rey, September
s, lS41, promoted on the field, by General
Scott, to first lieutenant, for distinguished
gallantry.
Battle Of Chapultepec, September l3. 1s47
officially noticed for galluntry by General
Worth.
Entered the city of Mexico with the army.
| Sent to the Pacific coast at the close of the
1 war, and assigned to duty in Oregau, with
headquarters at Fort Dallas.
/ Appointed Brevet Captain, 1850, for ser.
vices at Chapultepec.
Commissioned Captain, August, 1858.
Resigned July 81, 1854 spent few years
in business in St. Louis. and in farming.
Removed to Gslena, Illinois, and with his
father established there the leather house Of
Grant & Son, 1859.
Appointed mastering officer and aide to
Governor Yates, of Illinois, Springfield,
April, 1861.
Commissioned Colonel of Twenty first hi,
nois Uhree years. Volunteers, June 10, 1861.
Appointed Brigatier General hy President
Lincoln, August, 1861 Commission dated
back to May ~, and placed in command of
the District ot Cairo.
Occupied Paducah, Kentacky, by surprise
movement, September 6, 1861.
Defeated jeff. Thompson at Greenvile,
October lG, 1861.
Battle of Belmont, November Z lS6l.
Moved up the Tennessee aud, with Foote'S
} iron clads, captured Fort Heary, February
q, 1862.
| Invested Fort Donelson February IL, and
captured it February lG by the unconditional
| surrender of the enemy.
/ Promoted to lie Major General of NOlun-
{ tecrs commission dating from the full of
! Dunesnn.
Advance against Corinth, March, 1861
Battle of Pittsburg Landing, April 7 and
! 8, 1862
Placed in command Of the Army of the
! Tennessee, April 18th; occupied Memphis
and Holly Springs in June; made Com
mander Of the Department of Tennessee in
! July.
| Begnn the campaign against Vickshurg
| October %, 1862 captured the city after
| long and bl"ody winter and spring campaign,
July, 4, leU2.
Appointed Major General in the Regular
( Army.
Severely injured by being thrown from
his horse at New Orleans, September, 1853;
three ribs brnken.
Appointed to command the Military Divi
sion Of the Mississippi, October, 1863, and
| announced headquarters in the field arriving
! at Chattanooga. October %.
Battle of Missionary Ridge and Lookout
! Mountain, November "a and 25, 1863, driY-
| ing Bragg from before Chattanooga.
I Appointed and confirmed Lieutenant Gen
eral Of the Army. March 2, 1864, the grade
being created for him.
Arrived at Washington March s, 1864.
Assumed command OF all the Union armies.
headquarters with the Army of the Potomac,
! March l2, 1864.
Crossed the Rapidan MAY 3, 1864.
| May 5, 6 and I, battles of the Wilderness.
May II, Il shalt tight 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 fual campaign Of the war;
March 25. 1855.
Battle Of Five Forks. March 81 and April l.
Occupation OF Richmond, April z.
Surrender OF Lees army, April Q, 1865,
Enatabssantisl end ~ lhs vss.