. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . a Congressional medal of honor, in 1893, for having led his commandat the battle of Salem Heights, May 3, 1863, over the enemys worksand captured three battle flags. Grant, Ulysses S., general, was born at Point Pleasant. Clermontcounty, Ohio. April 27, 1822. His grandfather was a soldier of the Revo-lution, bore arms at the battle of Lexington, and, when the war wasended, settled in western Pennsylvania
. The Union army; a history of military affairs in the loyal states, 1861-65 -- records of the regiments in the Union army -- cyclopedia of battles -- memoirs of commanders and soldiers . a Congressional medal of honor, in 1893, for having led his commandat the battle of Salem Heights, May 3, 1863, over the enemys worksand captured three battle flags. Grant, Ulysses S., general, was born at Point Pleasant. Clermontcounty, Ohio. April 27, 1822. His grandfather was a soldier of the Revo-lution, bore arms at the battle of Lexington, and, when the war wasended, settled in western Pennsylvania. As a lad Ulysses assisted on thefarm. He received the ordinary education of the frontier, going toschool in winter, and at all other times working on the farm. In 1839,through the instrumentality of Thomas L. Hamer. member of Congress,he was appointed to a cadetship at West Point, entering at the age ofseventeen. He was graduated in 1843. standing number twenty-one in aclass of thirty-nine, slightly below the general average of the class. Hewas assigned to the infantry as brevet second lieutenant, and was sentto Jefferson barracks at St. Louis, Mo., where he remained until May,.
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