Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . -, on 447 448 GENERAL ULYSSES S. GRANT. duty at Jefferson barracks, not far from St. Louis. In 1845 ^^ becamesecond lieutenant and accompanied his regiment to Corpus Christi, join-ing the army there under command of General Zachary Taylor. He rendered excellent. service m variousbattles in Mexicounder Generals Tay-lor, Scott and Worth,for which he was onseveral occasionscommended highl}-by his superior offi-cers. For brave ac-tion in the battle ofMolino del Rey, Sep-tember 8, 1847, ^^was breveted firstlieutenant; and inthe advance ag
Makers of the world's history and their grand achievements . -, on 447 448 GENERAL ULYSSES S. GRANT. duty at Jefferson barracks, not far from St. Louis. In 1845 ^^ becamesecond lieutenant and accompanied his regiment to Corpus Christi, join-ing the army there under command of General Zachary Taylor. He rendered excellent. service m variousbattles in Mexicounder Generals Tay-lor, Scott and Worth,for which he was onseveral occasionscommended highl}-by his superior offi-cers. For brave ac-tion in the battle ofMolino del Rey, Sep-tember 8, 1847, ^^was breveted firstlieutenant; and inthe advance againstthe City (jf Mexico,on September 14, hecarried out the daringand novel project ofmounting a howitzerin the belfry of anadjacent church, forthe purpose of driv-ing the enem3- fromGRANTS BOYHOOD DAYS IN OHIO. a defensive work, an idea that resulted so successfully that General Worth sent for himand personally complimented him. A few days after the entrance of the City of Mexico he was pro-moted to first lieutenant. With the withdrawal of the troops in iF48 GKNERAL ULYSSES S. GRANT. 44-j he obtained leave of absence, and went to St. Louis. It was here thathe married on the 22d of August, 1848, Miss Julia B. Dent, a sister ofone of his West Point classmates. During the next four j-ears he wasordered to service su
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