Portrait and biographical album of Clinton and Shiawassee counties, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States, and governors of the state . ^ LYSSES S. GRANT, the^ eighteenth President of the^r United States, was born onthe 29th of April, 1822, ofChristian parents, in a liumblehome, 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
Portrait and biographical album of Clinton and Shiawassee counties, Mich., containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county, together with portraits and biographies of all the presidents of the United States, and governors of the state . ^ LYSSES S. GRANT, the^ eighteenth President of the^r United States, was born onthe 29th of April, 1822, ofChristian parents, in a liumblehome, 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 Miliiary .\:ademy 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 [xjsts 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,
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