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After he was commander of all union forces and won the Civil War for the North, he was more or less swept into the presidency.
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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.
Which president's first two initials were US?
U.S. Grant is the one. His name was really Hiram Ulysses Grant, but when he went to West Point. a mistake was made by the man who nominated him, and he became Ulysses S. Grant. He never bothered to have it changed so his name in the army was Ulysses S. Grant.
Who got resign from drinking Robert lee or Ulysses S. Grant?
Ulysses S. Grant was forced to resign from the Army because of heavy drinking and fighting with his commander.
How old was Ulysses S. Grant when he got his first baby?
Grant was 28 when his first child, Frederick, was born.
When did Julia boggs dent get married and to who?
On August 22,1848 is when she got married. She got married to Ulysses S. Grant.
How did hiram Ulysses grant changed to Ulysses S. Grant?
When he got to West Point he found that a mistake had been made and he was registered as Ulysses S. Grant. He made no known attempt to correct the mistake and it became his official name. There is speculation that he did not like the initials HUG and liked the change.How_did_Ulysses_S_Grant's_name_change
When did Ulysses S. Grant get engaged?
They were engaged sometime in 1844, four years before they got married.
Did Ulysses S. Grant have a disability?
He smoked cigars all of his life until he eventually got cancer and died.
What did Ulysses S. Grant study?
Grant got a degree at West Point. He learned to be an army officer. He was not noted as a student, but had an excellent command of English and taking notes.
How did the name Hiram Ulysses Grant change to Ulysses S. Grant?
When Hiram Ulysses Grant entered West Point a mistake was made and he was enrolled under the name of Ulysses Simpson Grant. He had no desire to have his steamer trunk and other items marked with the initials HUG. He kept the name and later became known as unconditional surrender Grant or U S Grant. not like this but got his name when he was born like thart
When did Ulysses S. Grant enter west point?
He got in via the usual way. A congressman nominated him and he was accepted. (His father asked the congressman to send his name in and he was surprised and apprehensive when he learned he had been accepted.)
How was the Hiram Ulysses S. Grant changed to Ulysses S. Grant?
When Grant applied for West Point, the congressman recommending him forgot Hiram's middle name and thought it was his mother's maiden name, so he put Ulysses Simpson Grant. When Ulysses arrived and found out the mistake, instead of going to all the trouble to resubmit the papers, he resigned his name, as short as possible: US Grant. His nicknames he received later were Uncle Sam and Unconditional Surrender. Plus Hiram liked the USG better than HUG for initials. At West Point, the cadets often had nicknames based on their initials. Grant got fed-up being called 'Hug' or 'Huggy', so he dropped the Hiram.
