Ulysses Simpson Grant
Ulysses Simpson Grant was born April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio to a very patriotic family who boasted American roots for generations. In 1839 Grant's father enrolled him in the U.S. Military Academy, West Point. Grant was quoted later to saying, "A military life had no charms for me, to get through the course, secure a detail for a few years as assistant professor of mathematics at the Academy and afterwards obtain a permanent position as professor at some respectable college..." His record at West Point was not very good, regardless he graduated 21st in his class in 1843. After, he was commissioned to be the Second Lieutenant of the Fourth U.S. Infantry, he was sent to Jefferson Barracks, near St. Louis, Missouri.
I think that Ulysses Grant was very intelligent when it came to things dealing with war. In September 20, 1845 Grant was promoted to Full Second Lieutenant in the Mexican War. On August 22, 1848 he married Julia Dent. So, in 1868 Grant ran against Democrat, Horatio Seymour and won 214 out of the 294 Electoral votes. Because of his overwhelming popularity at the time, Ulysses Grant was encouraged to run for the presidency. However, in terms of accomplishments while he was in office and on a moral level, I believe he probably wasn't the best person to be the President of the United States. Grant also passed the Force Acts of 1870-1871 to attempt to repress the Ku Klux Klan. Grant was not a politician, and didn't have the full comprehension of the job of President. He settled debts with Great Britain, for their aid in helping the Confederacy during the Civil war. Lee of the Confederate Army surrendered to Grant. His death was a quiet one on July 23, 1885. His second term was a hurricane of scandal and did not go well.
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