USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -He was appointed quartermaster for the Fourth Infantry and was responsible for providing supplies and transportation as his regiment moved through the Mexican countryside. This post gave him valuable experience in the logistics of war. He also greatly admired General Zachary Taylor and his calm, confident leadership.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1865, as commanding general, Ulysses S. Grant led the Union Armies to victory over the Confederacy in the American Civil War. As an American hero, Grant was later elected the 18th President of the United States (1869–1877), working to implement Congressional Reconstruction and to remove the vestiges of slavery.

Detailed explanation-3: -After six years of unsuccessful civilian life, Grant returned to the army as commanding colonel of the 21st Illinois Volunteer Regiment on June 17, 1861. He remained in the U.S. Army throughout the Civil War, during which time he rose to commanding general of all Federal armies.

Detailed explanation-4: -He went to school, did chores, ice skated, fished, and rode horses, like other children on the American frontier. Grant’s father, Jesse Root Grant, owned a tannery, but his son hated the horrible stench and the filth of the family business.