Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-10-29
GENERAL GRANTS CAREER.

Ulysses Sidney Grant, born at Mount
Pleasant, Clermont county, Ohio, April
81, 1922. ..
Family removed to George town, Brown
county, Ohio, 1928. -
Appointed cadet at West Point by the
Hon. T. L. Horner, 1889.
Graduated on June 80, 1S45, standing
No 81 in class of 3S members. Entered
on the army rolls as Brevet Second Lieu
tenant and assigned to the Fourth Infan-
try on the Missouri frontier, as super
numerary.
Commissioned September 80, 1S45,
Second Lieutenant of Infantry.
Went in Taylor's army to Mexico and
took part in all the actions, from Palo
Alto, May s, 1916, to Monterey, Septem-
Der %, 1S46.
Transferred to SCOTS army and took
part in the siege of Vera Cruz.
Assigned as Quartermaster of his regi-
ment, April, 1S47.
In the battle of Molino del Ray, Sep
tember s, 1917, promoted on the field by
General Scott tu First Lieutenant, for dis
tinguished gallantry
Battle of Chapultepec, September l3,
1S47, officially noticed for gallantry by
Gen. 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 Brevet Captain 1850, for
services at Chapultepec.
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, 1859.
Appointed mastering officer and aid to
Governor Yates, of Illinois, at Springfield
April, 1861.
Commissioned Colonel of the Twenty
first Illinois (three Year, Volunteers, June
15, 1861.
Appointed Brigadier General by Presi-
dent Lincoln, August, 1861 commission
dated back to May ID ,and placed in COM
mand Of the district of Cairo.
Occupied Paducah, KY, by surprise
movement, September 6, 1861.
Defeated jeff. Thompson at Greenville
October 16, 1861.
Battle at Belmont, November Z, 1861.
Moved up the Tennessee, and with
Foote'S ironclads captured Fort Henry,
February 6, 1862.
Appointed Major General in the regu-
lar army.
Received the surrender of Gen. Pim-
berton at Vicksburg, July 4, 1868.
Severely injured by being thrown from
his horse at New Orleans, September,
1868; three ribs broken.
Appointed to the command of the mill
tary division of the Mississippi, October,
1868, and at announced headq quarters in
the field arriving at Chattanooga, October
%.
Battles of Missionary Ridge and Look
out mountain, November "a and 25, 49,
63, driving Bragg from Chattanooga.
Appointed and confirmed Lieutenant
General Of the army, March 2, 1864, the
grade being created for him.
Arrived at Washington, March S1S64.
Assumed command of all the Union
armies; headquarters with the army of
the Potomac, March II, 1864.
Crossed the Rapidan, May 8, 1864.
May 5, 6 and Z, battles ofthe Wilder
ness.
May II, F1 shall fight it out on this
line if it takes all summer
May 20, crossed the Pamunky
Crossed the James and placed Rich
mond and Petersburg under siege, June
IA. Constant battles during the summer
fall and winter.
Began the final campaign of the war,
March %, 1865.
Battle Of Five Forks, March 81 and
April 1.
Occupation of Richmond April 2.
Surrender of Lees army, April 5, 1866
and substantial end of the war.
Appointed General Of the Armies of
the United States, July 26, 1866, the
grades being created for him.
Secretary of War od interim, Aug II,
1867.
+ Unanimously nominated for President
of the United States by the Union Re-
publican Convention at Chicago, May 21
1868.
Elected President of the United States
| November g. 1868.
Nominated for a second term by the
| National Republican convention held in
Philadelphia, June 5, 1872.
Reelected President in November IL.
Sailed from Philadelphia on a tour
around the world in the steamship In
diana, May II, 1877.
| Arrived in San Francisco on his return
to the United States, Sept. 20, 1879.
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