. Portrait and biographical record of Winnebago and Boone counties, Illinois, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States. LYSSES S. GRANT, theeighteenth President of theUnited States, was born onthe 2gth of April, 1822, ofChristian parents, in a humble home, at Point Pleasant, on thebanks of the Ohio. Shortly afterhis father moved to George-town, Brown Co., O. In this re-mote frontier hamlet, Ulyssesreceived a common-school edu-cation. At the age of seven-teen
. Portrait and biographical record of Winnebago and Boone counties, Illinois, containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens, together with biographies of all the governors of the state, and of the presidents of the United States. LYSSES S. GRANT, theeighteenth President of theUnited States, was born onthe 2gth of April, 1822, ofChristian parents, in a humble home, at Point Pleasant, on thebanks of the Ohio. Shortly afterhis father moved to George-town, Brown Co., O. In this re-mote frontier hamlet, Ulyssesreceived a common-school edu-cation. At the age of seven-teen, in the year 1839, he enteredthe Military Academy at WestPoint. Here he was regarded as asolid, sensible young man of fair abilities, and ofsturdy, honest character. He took respectable rankas a scholar. In June, 1843, he graduated, about themiddle in his class, and was sent as lieutenant of in-fantry to one of the distant military posts in the Mis-souri Territory. Two years he past in these drearysolitudes, watching the vagabond and exasperatingIndians. The war with Mexico came. Lieut. Grant wassent with his regiment to Corpus Christi. His firstbattle was at Palo Alto. There was no chance herefor the exhibition of either skill or heroism, nor atRe
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