Portrait and biographical album of Washtenaw County, Michigan, 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, iheeighteenth President of theUnited States, was born onthe 29th of April, 1822, ofChnstian parents, in a humblehome, 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 18
Portrait and biographical album of Washtenaw County, Michigan, 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, iheeighteenth President of theUnited States, was born onthe 29th of April, 1822, ofChnstian parents, in a humblehome, 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 aioiid, sensible young man of fair abilities, and ofsturdy, honest character. He took respectable rankas a scholar. In June, 1843, he graduated, rJjout 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 exasperatingjidians. The war with came. Lieut. Grant was;ent with his regiment to Corpus Christ!. His firstiiattle was at Palo Alto. There was no chance the exhibition of either skill or heroism, nor at
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