He next tried opening several business's in St. Unfortunately, a short time later he would hit bottom when he began drinking heavily and was forced to resign from the army. By the wars end, Ulysses had gained the rank of captain. There he held off the opposing Mexican forces. ![]() There in Chapultepec, on the outskirts of Mexico City, Grant saved the day by grabbing a howitzer cannon and taking it to the top of a church steeple. Scott and his men landed in Vera Cruz before turning their attention towards Mexico City. Shortly afterward, Grant was assigned to General Winfield Scott's invading force. Not long afterward, he distinguish himself by leading the cavalry charge in the Battle of Resaca. He may have just been the quartermaster, but it did not slow him down. In 1846, Grant fought in the Mexican American War, as a lieutenant. Renowned for his horsemanship he was assigned to to the 4th Infantry Regiment where he became a quartermaster in charge of supplies. He graduated in 1843, ranked 21st out of 39. It did not take long before his fellow students started calling him Sam, in regards to his first two initials which were U.S. Hamer mistakenly wrote down his name as Ulysses S. Hamer nominated him for the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. Then when he was 17 years old Congressman Thomas L. While growing up in Georgetown, he attended school on a regular basis. ![]() Ulysses did not like working in the family tannery, instead he preferred to work on the family farm. Soon afterward, his mother gave birth to two more boys and three girls. The family moved to the community of Georgetown the year following his birth. His parents were Jesse Root Grant, a tanner, and Hannah Simpson Grant. Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio on April 22, 1822.
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