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Did you know that Robert E.Lee started as a member of the U.S Army and resigned to be a Confederate leader? Did you know that Robert E.Lee’s nickname was Granny Lee? Did you know that the “S” in Ulysses S.Grant stood for nothing? Did you know that Ulysses S.Grant’s is not his real name It is Hiram Ulysses Grant? Did you know that Ulysses S.Grant got an error in his name it was the Sand it was made by a congress man?
From age 18-22, Lee attended the vigorous military academy, West Point, in New York. After graduating from West Point, Lee went on to marry Mary Anna Randolph Custis Lee and together they had seven children. Lee stayed committed to his military obligations and traveled all over the country, while his wife and their
Robert E. Lee was Known for commanding the Confederate Army of North Virginia during the American Civil War from 1862 until his surrender during 1865 as an American soldier. He was born January 19, 1807 at Stratford Hall Plantation in Westmoreland County, Virginia. He died on October 12, 1870 at the age of 63, he was buried at the Lee Chapel Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Virginia. Robert was the son of Major General Henry Lee the third and Anne Hill Carter. His family is one of Virginia’s first families, originally arriving in Virginia from England in the early 1600s.
Our story begins in Point Pleasant,Ohio. Hiram Ulysses Grant was born on April 27,1822. When he was young his father was a tanner. When he entered the military academy, a error had listed him as Ulysses S Grant. After graduation,Ulysses S. Grant was stationed in St. Louis, Missouri, where he met his future wife, Julia Dent.
Ulysses S. Grant is a well-known civil war hero who is on the 50 dollar bill. He was born to Jesse and Hannah Grant in1822 (Bio.com Editors). When he was younger he got teased for being quiet and shy. Although being teased by others brought him down, he would always find joy grooming his horses at his family farm. But as years went on he decided to join the Union.
George Custer was born on December 5, 1839. He was born in New Rumley, Ohio. George Custer’s full name is George Armstrong Custer. His occupation was being a General, His years of service were till 1861-1876. George was a commander in the American Civil War and the Indian Wars to.
William Tecumseh Sherman was born on February 8th, 1820 in Lancaster, Ohio. He was from a family of thirteen, however, when he was only nine years old his father( a justice on the Supreme Court) passed away. The family was left with very little money, and Sherman was sent to live with Senator Thomas Ewing, a close friend of the Shermans. He got William T. Sherman an appointment for the U.S. Military Academy. He graduated in 1840, 6th in his class.
Robert E. Lee was born January 19th, 1807, in Virginia. Lee’s grandparents were English immigrants and prominent colonists in the original Virginia colony. Lee’s grandfather, Henry made a serious of poor financial investments and squandered much of their financial means. Lee’s father’s name was Harry. Harry fought with George Washington in the Revolutionary war and eventually delivered the eulogy at Washington’s funeral.
Ulysses S. Grant (birth name: Hiram Ulysses Grant) was born on April 27, 1822 in Point Pleasant, Ohio to Jesse R. Grant and Hannah Simpson. The Grant family moved around a lot and Ulysses describes his childhood as an “uneventful” one. Ulysses father, Jesse, organized a way that Ulysses could enter the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York at the age of seventeen. After graduating from the academy, Grant was stationed in St. Louis, Missouri, where he met his future wife, Julia Dent.
James Garfield made several achievements in his lifetime. Not only was he the 20th president of the United States, but he also succeeded at many other things as well. James Abram Garfield was born on the 19th of November, 1831, in Orange Township, Ohio. His parents were Eliza Ballou Garfield and Abram Garfield.
Samuel Hood History Mrs. Abdoulaye 12/2/15 Thomas Jefferson Bio Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743, at Shadwell Plantation, his home near Charlottesville ,Virginia. Thomas grew up with both of his parents and lived as one of the most prominent family of Virginia’s planter elite. Jane R. Jefferson, Thomas’ mother, was a descendant of a royal scottish and British family, known as the Randolphs. His father, Peter Jefferson, however, wasn’t a descendant of royalty, but a successful farmer and skilled surveyor and cartographer who mass produced the first accurate map of Virginia.
Ulysses S. Grant I am going to do my report on Ulysses S. Grant. Did you know that Ulysses full name is Hiram Ulysses Grant but it got changed it to Ulysses Simpson Grant. He was born on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant which is in Ohio. When he was a young person he was extremely good with horses.
Thomas Jefferson Thomas "Tom" Jefferson died peacefully at his home on July 4, 1826 in Monticello, Virginia at the age of 83. Thomas is survived by his children, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Eston Hemings, and Madison Hemings. He is preceded in death by his wife Martha Jefferson, Parents Jane and Peter Jefferson, and Children Mary Jefferson Eppes, Lucy Elizabeth Jefferson, Jane Jefferson, and Peter Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13, 1743 in Shadwell, VA to Jane and Peter Jefferson. He graduated from William and Mary in 1763 with a degree in Law.
George Washington Carver,Botanist, Chemist, Scientist, Inventor, was born in Diamond, Missouri, around 1864 during the civil war. The year and date of his birth is unknown. George left the Carver home to further his education. He was admired by the president at the time, Theodore Roosevelt. Carver was a scientific expert that has contributed a lot to today's society.
George Washington Carver was born in Diamond Grove, Missouri in January of 1864. His parents were Mary and Giles Carver, and their master was Moses Carver (the slave took up their owner’s last name.) Giles, George’s father left his mother before he was born, only to leave Mary, his mother, to raise George on her own. However, later on, Mary and George were kidnapped by northern raiders to be sold in Arkansas. George was returned frail, feeble and scrawny infant a year later in 1865 with no sign of his mother.