funny pictures: General Ulysses S Grant/biography...Battle Hymn of The Republic Song/Melody*********

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I know only two tunes; One of them is 'Yankee Doodle' and the other isn't...Ulysses S. Grant

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Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885)...quotes

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I have never advocated war except as a means of peace.

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I know only two tunes; One of them is 'Yankee Doodle' and the other isn't.

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In every battle there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten, then he who continues the attack wins.

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The friend in my adversity I shall always cherish most. I can better trust those who helped to relieve the gloom of my dark hours than those who are so ready to enjoy with me the sunshine of my prosperity.

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Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate.

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The right of revolution is an inherent one. When people are oppressed by their government, it is a natural right they enjoy to relieve themselves of oppression if they are strong enough, whether by withdrawal from it or by overthrowing it and substituting a government more acceptable.

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U S Grant's...biography

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Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio (25 miles above Cincinnati on the Ohio River) to Jesse R. Grant and Hannah Simpson. His father and also his mother's father were born in Pennsylvania. His father had a prosperous tannery business and although Grant was expected to work every day, he was also expected to attend school. Teaching was by rote and Grant said that over his years of schooling he was told 'A noun is the name of a thing' so many times, he finally believed it. In the fall of 1823 they moved to the village of Georgetown in Brown County, Ohio where Grant stayed until he was 17.

At 17 he received a cadetship to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, through his Congressman.(Anecdote..when Grant traveled to West Point he saw and rode on a train for the first time in his life. He was so impressed that he reflected the speed(about 18MPH) of the train was like distance had been annihilated.(lmao)) The Congressman erroneously registered him as Ulysses S. Grant(Grant's mother's maiden name was Simpson) and Grant was told by the West Point commandant, that as long as he remained in the US Army, Ulysses S. Grant would be his name. An anecdote relates that this was fine with Grant. The first letters of his given name would form the name 'HUG' and he had concern his fellow cadets would give him that as a nickname.(lmao) He graduated from West Point in 1843, No. 21 in a class of 39. He had excelled at math, but not so well at other subjects. In his junior year he had attained the rank of sergeant but did not find himself suitable and asked to be demoted. This was granted and he finished his senior year as a private. Due to his class standing he was assigned to the infantry instead of his first choice the cavalry. This was a disappointment as he greatly loved horses...[Anecdote-at 15 Grant(his boyhood nickname was 'Lyss') found a horse that he very much wanted to buy. The farmer wanted 25 dollars but Grant's father said it was only worth 20. Grant persisted so his father said to offer the farmer 20 again and if he would not take it to offer 22.50, if that was refused to finally offer 25. Grant went to the farmer farmer and told him, my father says to offer you 20 and if you won't take that 22.50 and if you will not take that to then offer 25. Grant says it did not take a Connecticut man to figure out what the final price was.]

Grant gave the Union Army its first major victory of the American Civil War by capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee on February 6, 1862. Early in the war Grant was engaged in a battle near the Ohio River at Belmont. He had moved out in front of his troops to do some recon alone and found himself in a corn field when he saw confederate troops fifty yards away moving toward his troops position. Realizing his position was risky he galloped for his lines and made it back. After the battle at a truce meeting he was told by a confederate officer that the confederates had seen him and Gen Polk had said "Men! There is a Yankee, you may try your marksmanship if you wish". But no one had fired.

Grant steadily pursued the Confederate Army in the West and won impressive but costly victories at the Battle of Shiloh, the Battle of Vicksburg and the Battle of Chattanooga. Grant adopted an unprecedented and bold strategy at Vicksburg, doing this against the advice of his generals including Sherman. Prior to this move, an axiom of war was that all attacks should be conducted from a fortified, well supplied base. Grant determined to cut loose from any fixed base, leaving the Mississippi River below Vicksburg and move his entire army east of Vicksburg, thereby stopping any enemy advance from the east in support of Vicksburg and turning to attack Vicksburg from the east. His army departed with only a few days rations and had to live off the land. At the end of this movement which took about three weeks, they were ready to assault Vicksburg. They had fought some heavy battles and had done all this with only five days standard commissary rations. This bold move somewhat confused the confederates as they sought to cut Grant off from the river, not understanding that Grant, in fact had no fixed base and was not relying on supply lines back to the Mississippi River. After the campaign, Sherman told Grant he had been wrong and stated that Grant's move had been brilliant. The final victory at Vicksburg came on the same day as the victory at Gettysburg, July 4th. This was much needed good news for the northern cause.

Grant's willingness to fight and ability to win impressed President Lincoln who appointed him Lieutenant-General on March 2, 1864, and on the 17th he assumed command of all of the armies of the United States. I have heard some historians say that Grant was beaten on more than one occassion, but being Grant he refused to admit it and pressed on. Owing to his name (U.S .Grant) and his practice in the field, Grant was nicknamed 'Unconditional Surrender Grant'

The Army of the Potomac under Grant, kept up an attack on General Robert E. Lee's troops and the pressure finally caused Lee to evacuate Richmond which was burned, forcing the Confederate Army to surrender at Appomattox Courthouse on 9 April 1865. Within a few weeks the American Civil War was over. As many of the officers on both sides had known each other prior to the war at West Point, they had great respect for each other and had fought in the Mexican War together. Was said that when Grant and Lee met at Appomattox, Lee had to remind the younger Grant twice that they should commence the business at hand, as Grant was reminiscing. Also when Lee left, he had mounted his horse and turned back to look at Grant. Grant gave Gen. Lee a salute.

It has been said that if not for Gen. Grant the war would possibly have been fought to a stalemate,
as no other Union general possessed the overall leadership skills and drive to carry the Union to decisive victory. Grant throughout the war found fault with Union generals who would not follow up their victories with advances, instead re-trenching. Grant realized the vital need to advance and gain victories as it had been necessary to initiate a draft in the North and the people had grown weary of war. He accomplished his mission with singleminded determination. It has been remarked that Grant was always calm in battle, even to the point where he was often observed whittling a stick, while observing the troop movements during a battle.

Grant was the presidential candidate at the Republican National Convention in Chicago on May 20, 1868 with no real opposition. In the general election that year he won with a majority...3,012,833 out of a total of 5,716,082 votes cast. He was the 18th (1869-1877) President of the United States and served two terms from March 4, 1869 to March 3, 1877.After the end of his second term Grant spent two years travelling around the world. Was said that Grant's administration had corruption in it. To me this does not sound remarkable for Washington. He is said to have given the name "lobbyist" to the job and favor seekers that frequented the nation's capitol.

Grant wrote his memoirs shortly before his death while terminally ill from throat cancer and in financial difficulties, after the collapse of the firm Grant and Ward. He heroically fought to finish his memoirs in the hope they would provide financially for his family after his death. He finished them just a few days before his death and they succeeded in providing a comfortable income for his wife and children. His memoirs are considered to be well written and were done with encouragement from Mark Twain. I read them and although they at times contained too much detail for the casual reader, me included, they were interesting and informative. Published about 1886, they have never been out of print since and for many years were second only in sales to The Bible. The first words of the preface..."Man proposes and God disposes."

Grant died on July 23, 1885 at Mount McGregor, New York. His body lies in New York City, with that of his wife in Grant's Tomb. The largest mausoleum in North America.

here is a picture of ...General Grant's Tomb

His desire was to be buried at West Point with his wife, but this was not permitted by West Point policy. With a request on his part Congress would have most certainly passed enabling legislation to make an exception to West Point policy. He never asked for that favor.

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[One other anecdote..Grant tells that the last two years at West Point wore on, saying they seemed about five times as long as Ohio years, but he graduated and went home to Ohio for a visit. As he had been assigned the Infantry, he had a tailor make his new uniform. He was rightly proud saying he wanted all his friends to see him wearing the uniform, especially the girls. Grant decided he would ride on horseback to Cincinnati(btw, Grant named his warhorse Cincinnati) and as he rode down one of the city streets in his finery, imagining everyone was looking at him, a young boy yelled at him, "Soldier! Will you work?...No siree, I'll sell my shirt first!!"...when he returned home, the local stable hand had donned a pair of blue pants and sewn a strip of cloth down the pant legs in imitation of Grant's uniform. As Grant arrived at the stable, the man started to march around the stable yard and some of the locals had gathered in anticipation of the event. They all had a good laugh at the man's antics. All except Grant. He said these two events gave him a distaste for the military uniform , that he in fact never quite recovered from.]
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The Battle Hymn Of The Republic Melody 1

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The Battle Hymn of the Republic Song lyrics

Julia Ward Howe

Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord
He is trampling out the vintage where the grapes of wrath are stored,
He has loosed the fateful lightening of His terrible swift sword
His truth is marching on.