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The Butcher, Grant's unmatched persistence led him to win several key victories for the Union forces earning him this nickname. [79] [80] The Great Hammerer [81] Little Beauty, a nickname mocking his good looks. [82] Ulyss, childhood nickname [34] U.S. Grant. Uncle Sam Grant, a name given to him by his classmates at West Point. [83]
Grant as a young officer, c. 1845–1847. At Jesse Grant's request, Representative Thomas L. Hamer nominated Ulysses to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in spring 1839. Grant was accepted on July 1. [14] Unfamiliar with Grant, Hamer altered his name, so Grant was enlisted under the name "U. S. Grant".
On the onset of the American Civil War in April 1861, Ulysses S. Grant was working as a clerk in his father's leather goods store in Galena, Illinois.When the war began, his military experience was needed, and congressman Elihu B. Washburne became his patron in political affairs and promotions in Illinois and nationwide.
During his time in the White House, President George W. Bush was known for his love of giving other people nicknames — "Pootie Poot" (Russian President Vladimir Putin), "Bushie," (First Lady ...
George Copeland Grant or Jackie Grant (1907–1978), Trinidadian cricketer and teacher; George F. Grant (1906–2008), American fisherman, author, conservationist; George Leslie Grant or Bunny Grant (1940–2018), Jamaican boxer; George Washington Grant (fl. 1919–1922), American businessman and owner of the Boston Braves of the National League
Grant's Tomb, officially the General Grant National Memorial, is the final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th president of the United States, and of his wife Julia. It is a classical domed mausoleum in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan in New York City , New York, U.S.
George Armstrong Custer (December 5, 1839 – June 25, 1876) was a United States Army officer and cavalry commander in the American Civil War [1] and the American Indian Wars. [ 2 ] Custer graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York , last in his graduating class of 1861, although he finished 34th out of a starting ...
The Ulysses S. Grant Memorial is a presidential memorial in Washington, D.C., honoring American Civil War general and 18th president of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant.It sits at the base of Capitol Hill (Union Square, the Mall, 1st Street NW/SW, between Pennsylvania Avenue and Maryland Avenue), below the west front of the United States Capitol. [3]