Born:April 27,1822
Birthplace:Point Pleasant,Ohio
Died:July 23,1885
Nickname:Uncle Sam
Children:Fredrick,Ulysses,Jr,Ellen
Wife:Julia Dent
Parents:Jesse Root Grant,Hannah Simpson Grant
Married:1848
General Grant served as the 18th president of the United States.He graduated 21st in a class of 39 in 1843.In the Mexican War,Grant served effectively with Zachary Taylors army at Monterey and then with Winfield Scott’s army in the campign for Mexico City;he won two brevets for meritorious conduct at Molino del Rey and Chapultrpec.
