. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . BIRTHPLACE OF GENERAL GRANT, POINT PLEASANT, OHIO. BESIDE THE MISSISSIPPI 83. GENERAL a photograph taken early in the war. last was made captain of a volunteer company, then colonel, then brigadier-general, and then commander of the military district of Cairo. From thattime — January, 1862 — his hidden ability began to show itself, \\hileothers argued he acted. He took Fort Donelson; won the battle of Shiloh;captured Vicksburg; conquered at Chattanooga; was made lieutenant-gen-eral
. The Century book of famous Americans : the story of a young people's pilgrimage to historic homes . BIRTHPLACE OF GENERAL GRANT, POINT PLEASANT, OHIO. BESIDE THE MISSISSIPPI 83. GENERAL a photograph taken early in the war. last was made captain of a volunteer company, then colonel, then brigadier-general, and then commander of the military district of Cairo. From thattime — January, 1862 — his hidden ability began to show itself, \\hileothers argued he acted. He took Fort Donelson; won the battle of Shiloh;captured Vicksburg; conquered at Chattanooga; was made lieutenant-gen-eral ; and at Nashville, where we were the other day, assumed command ofthe armies of the United States. He took charge of the Army of thePotomac in the spring of 1864. In one year he brought the war to aclose. Then he was made General of the United States Army, Secretaryof War, President of the United States. That is his story — all the sue- 184 THE CENTURY BOOK OF FAMOUS AMERICANS cesses and honors of his life crowded into less than ten years. But to reachthat high position the experiences of an unsuccessful youth were deferred taught him patience ; disco
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