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What was Grant's middle name?
His name at birth was Hiram Ulysses Grant. He later changed it to Ulysses Hiram Grant. He just changed the first and middle names order. He was a good president. His name got spelled wrong on a application to go to West Point and he was forced to change his name to go to West Point. The made up S is for his mother's middle name, Simpson.
Did Ulysses S. Grant change his name?
Yes. He was born Hiram Ulysses Grant.
What was Ulysses S. Grant's full name?
Hiram Ulysses Grant. They say his middle name was Simpson, it was not.
Which US President's first name was really Hiram?
Ulysses Grant was named Hiram Ulysses by his parents. He was mistakenly enrolled as Ulysses S. Grant when he entered West Point and he did not correct the mistake . Possibly he was happy to lose the initials HUG.
What was president grants firs t name?
Ulysses S. Grant but was born Hiram Ulysses Grant.
How did Hiram Ulysses S. Grant get his name changed to Ulysses S. Grant?
When he joined the military at West Point the clerk mistakenly wrote that his name was Ulysses S. Grant
How did hiram Ulysses grant get his named changed to Ulysses S. Grant?
When he joined the military at West Point the clerk mistakenly wrote that his name was Ulysses S. Grant
What was Ulysses S. Grant real name?
The 'S' is believed to stand for Simpson, which was his mother's maiden name. Some say it didn't stand for anything. It was just put there to indicate 'US', as in Uncle Sam, and also to echo his nickname 'Unconditional Surrender'.
How did Ulywsses Grant's name get changed to Ulysses S. Grant?
He was originally Hiram Ulysses Grant, but his family called him Ulysses. Then he enlisted in the war and was registered as Ulysses Simpson Grant , with his mother's maiden name after that he decided to leave it Ulysses S. Grant.
How did hiram Ulysses grant get to change his name to Ulysses grant?
When he joined the military at West Point the clerk mistakenly wrote that his name was Ulysses S. Grant
Why did Ulysses S. Grant change his name from Ulysses S. Grant?
His original name was Hiram Ulysses Grant. He didn't want to or mean to change it. When he went to a military academy, they signed him up as that. Since then, he was known as Ulysses S. Grant.
Who was the Great Union General who led his men to victory?
Ulysses S. Grant and his real name was Hiram Ulysses Grant.
