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Grant was nominated for president by the Republican party in 1868 and again in 1872.
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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.
How did Ulysses S. Grant get his name?
Grant's real name was Hiram Ulysses Grant. However, when he was nominated for West Point, the Congressman who nominated him, wrote his name as Ulysses S. Grant, presumably thinking his middle name was Simpson, which was his mother's maiden name. He never corrected his name with West Point, was commissioned as Ulysses S.Grant and that became his official army name. Maybe he did not like is old initials of HUG.
Which presidents first two initials were U.S.?
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.
Is there a Ulysses S. Grant timeline?
Yes there is a timeline for Ulysses s grant. I know this because I research about Ulysses s grant.
Ulysses S. Grant party?
Ulysses S. Grant was a Republican.
What did the s in Ulysses grant's name stand for?
The S was a mistake. His parents named him Hiram Ulysses Grant but he went by Ulysses or Lyss. At the age of 17, Grant entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, after securing a nomination through his U.S. Congressman, Thomas L. Hamer. Hamer erroneously nominated him as "Ulysses S. Grant of Ohio," knowing Grant's mother's maiden name was Simpson . Grant wrote his name in the entrance register as "Ulysses Hiram Grant" (concerned that he would otherwise become known by his initials, H.U.G.), but the school administration refused to accept any name other than the nominated form Grant made other efforts to have the error corrected by eventually gave up and accepted Ulysses S. Grant as his official name in the army. .
Who is Ulysses S. Grant's dad?
Ulysses S. Grant's dad was Jesse Root Grant.
Birth of Ulysses S. Grant?
Ulysses s Grant was born in 1822.
Was Ulysses S. Grant part of the confederate?
No Ulysses s grant was in the union
The Union general who captured Fort Henry and Fort Donelson?
Ulysses S. Grant
When was Ulysses S. Grant born?
Ulysses S. Grant was born on April 27, 1822.
Was Ulysses S. Grant a slave?
no Ulysses grant was not a slave
