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The Northern public liked the idea of the initials 'US', as it chimed with 'United States' and also 'Unconditional Surrender'.
Also there has always been a suggestion that he was christened with a middle name 'Simpson'.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoUlysses S. Grant was the name put on his paperwork put into West Point. (The senator that put them in didn't take the time to ask it seems).
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Full name of Ulysses S. Grant?
Hiram Ulysses Grant. 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.
How did Ulysses grants name get changed name get changed?
Grant's born name was Hiram Ulysses Grant, but when he entered West Point a mistake was made, entering him as Ulysses Simpson Grant, which he just kept
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.
Dose Ulysses S. Grant have a middle name?
Supposedly it was Simpson. Others say there was no 'S' - it was inserted unofficially when he was nicknamed 'Unconditional Surrender'. His first name was actually Hiram.
Who is the only president to change his name?
Ulysses S Grant was born "Hiram Ulysses Grant". His family and friends called him by his middle name, usually by the nickname "Lyss". When Grant's father solicited the his Congressman (Thomas Hamer) to nominate Lyss for an appointment to the US Military Academy at West Point, Hamer mistakenly thought his first name was Ulysses and his middle name was his mother's maiden name, Simpson. When Grant arrived at school he discovered the administrators recalcitrant about correcting the name. He thence became Ulysses S Grant, a name he officially adopted upon his graduation. Meanwhile, when other cadets saw his initials "U.S." they nicknamed him "Uncle Sam"quickly shortened to "Sam", the name his friends thereafter used to address him.
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.
What was Ulysses S. Grant's full name?
Hiram Ulysses Grant. They say his middle name was Simpson, it was not.
Did Ulysses S. Grant change his name?
Yes. He was born Hiram Ulysses 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
What was president grants firs t name?
Ulysses S. Grant but was born Hiram Ulysses Grant.
Full name of Ulysses S. Grant?
Hiram Ulysses Grant. 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.
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
What is Grant's middle name?
His real name was Hiram Ulysses Grant. He changed it because he didn't want to enter West Point with initials like H.U.G He was named Hiram, after his grandfather, and Ulysses, after the hero in Greek mythology. Full name: Ulysses Simpson Grant
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.
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 is Ulyssa Grant's middle name?
His real name was Hiram Ulysses Grant. He changed it because he didn't want to enter West Point with initials like H.U.G He was named Hiram, after his grandfather, and Ulysses, after the hero in Greek mythology. Full name: Ulysses Simpson Grant
Who was the Great Union General who led his men to victory?
Ulysses S. Grant and his real name was Hiram Ulysses Grant.
