Ulysses S. Grant was born in 1822 in Ohio under the name Hiram Ulysses Grant. He attended West Point where he changed his name to Ulysses due to embarrassment over his initials. After the Civil War began, Grant had initial success but was later forced to retreat. In 1864, Lincoln promoted Grant to lead the Union armies. Grant maneuvered the Confederate General Lee's troops and finally accepted Lee's surrender in 1865, ending the Civil War.

1. A Brief Biography on Ulysses Grant Essay
Hiram Ulysses Grant was born on April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio. He spent most of his childhood in Georgetown, Ohio. When he was
old enough his father enrolled him at West Point in 1839. He was not in favor of this decision but did as he was told and arrived there anxiously
due to his embarrassing initials of H.U.G, he then changed his name to Ulysses Hiram Grant to avoid the suffering. His congressman confused
Grant with his brother Simpson and had appointed him as Ulysses S. Grant. The army insisted that Ulysses S. Grant, had been appointed, and
eventually Grant just went with it. Grant wrote to a congressman addressing the manner stating "In answer to your letter of a few days ago
asking what 'S' stands for in my name I can only...show more content...
He had initial success, however, he quickly lost control of his troops and was forced to retreat. In March, 1864, Lincoln promoted Grant to
lieutenant general and gave him command of all Union armies. The final campaign came upon him in May, 1864, starting with the Battle of the
Wilderness. Grant was able to successfully maneuver Lee into Petersburg Va. after some bloody encounters. From there a string of attacks against
the confederacy began on June 16. While Grant kept Lee at Petersburg, he had Sherman ravage the South, capturing Atlanta, then marching across
Georgia and capturing Savannah. Grant then had Sherman march his army up through the North and South Carolina and into Virginia. On March
29, 1865, Grant commenced the final attack. He destroyed the Confederate lines at Petersburg, there by pressuring the retreating Confederates.
Grant accepted Lee's surrender on April 9 at the Appomattox Courthouse, laying down his open surrender terms that spoke to his humanity and
sensitivity. Grant was deeply affected and troubled by Lincoln's assassination; however he trusted that president Andrew Johnson would be able to
restore nation in the most equal way he could. Believing the Grant returned to his duties of regrouping his army, dealing with some French troops
in Mexico, setting up groups to battle the Indians, and basically dodging politics altogether, he was very dedicated to his Military duties.
Although he tried to stay out of the political circle, he found