Ulysses S. Grant
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Hiram Ulysses Grant
18th President of the United States of America
(March 4, 1869 - March 4, 1877)
(Willard Grant was the 5th cousin of Ulysses S, Grant twice removed)
It is frequently said that Grant's middle name was "Simpson." It was not.
His middle name was "Ulysses" and he admitted that the "S" in his name stood for nothing.
In 1839, Jesse Grant secured for his son an appointment to the U. S. Military Academy. When he arrived at West Point he learned that he was on the muster roll as Ulysses Simpson Grant, through an error of the congressman who had nominated him. Finding it impossible to change this official listing, Grant accepted the inevitable and dropped Hiram from his name. ...
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Born - April 27, 1822
Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio
Married - August 22, 1848
Staint Louis, Missouri
Died - July 23, 1885 ~ 8:06 A.M.
Mount McGregor, New York
Burial - General Grant National Memorial
Manhattan Island, New York City, New York
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Wife - Julia Boggs (Dent) Grant Born - January 26, 1826 White Haven Plantation West of St. Louis, Missouri Died - December 14, 1902 Washington, District of Columbia Burial - General Grant National Memorial Manhattan Island, New York City, New York |
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Son - Frederick Dent Grant Major General Born - May 30, 1850 Saint Louis, Missouri Died - April 12, 1912
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Son - Ulysses Simpson Grant Jr. Born - July 22, 1852 Bethel Township, Miami County, Ohio Died - September 25, 1928 San Diego, San Diego County, California "Buck" Grant |
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Daughter - Ellen "Nellie" Wrenshall (Grant) Sartoris Jones Born - July 4, 1855 Wish Ton Wish, (Near) St. Louis, Missouri Died - August 30, 1922 |
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Son - Jesse Root Grant Born - February 6, 1858 Hardscrabble, (Near) Saint Louis, Missouri Died - June 8, 1934 Los Altos, California |
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Father - Jesse Root Grant Born - January 23, 1794 Greensburg, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania Married - June 24, 1821 Point Pleasant, Ohio Died - June 29, 1873 Covington, Kenton County, Kentucky |
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Mother - Hannah Simpson Grant Born - November 23, 1798
Montgomery, Lycoming County Died - May 11, 1883 Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey
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Grandfather - Noah Capt Grant
Grandmother - Rachel Miller Kelly
The notion
that Grant was a heavy drinker seems fixed in American history. Entire books
have been written about the issue and Grant biographies devote much space to
this disputed topic.
Grant's relationship with liquor can be stated simply: in his early life, he
apparently did drink to excess, particularly when separated from his wife and
sons in 1852-54. His letters from this period eloquently prove his loneliness
and feelings of emotional abandonment. With little to do and burdened with a
martinet as a commanding officer, Grant drank too much. But its significance has
been exaggerated. His drinking hurt no one, impinged on his ability to work only
marginally and was borne out of a desperate loneliness to see his family. One of
his great biographers noted, "It was an appetite, not a dissipation."
Undoubtedly Grant had to fight against the desire to drink, but he eventually
conquered his craving for alcohol.
The characterization of a slovenly and inebriated Grant is inaccurate. He was a shy, self-contained gentleman, who only unbent around friends who knew and understood him. During the Civil War, he did occasionally, but these times were chosen when there was a lull in the action. He rarely indulged during campaigns and the claim he was drunk at Shiloh is a canard, easily disproved. Like many others, he sometimes craved a drink, took it, and occasionally took one too many. Sherman said he could sleep off his hangovers in less than an hour, and he confirmed that Grant did get drunk once in awhile, always when military operations were suspended or inactive.
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