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Ulysses S. Grant and the American Civil War
Wartime career of the prominent Union general
Ulysses S. Grant | |
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General Grant in | |
| In office March 9, &#;– March 4, | |
| Born | Hiram Ulysses Grant ()April 27, Point Pleasant, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | July 23, () (aged&#;63) Wilton, New York, U.S. |
| Branch/service | United States Army (Union Army) |
| Years&#;of service | – |
| Rank | General of the Army |
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On the onset of the American Civil War in April , Ulysses S.
Grant was working as a clerk in his father's leather goods store in Galena, Illinois.
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When the war began, his military experience was needed, and congressman Elihu B. Washburne became his patron in political affairs and promotions in Illinois and nationwide.
Grant trained Union military recruits and was promoted to colonel in June Major general John C.
Frémont, who viewed in Grant an "iron will" to win, appointed Grant to commander of the District of Cairo. Grant became famous