West Point daysThe U.S. Military Academy, shown in an 1850s lithograph, trained many commanders of the Civil War, including Ulysses ... stood fast on Grant’s right flank while Union gunboats ...

S. Grant on the list. Rather than risk refusal, young Grant changed his name on the spot. Ulysses S. Grant was born. U. S. Grant showed little promise at West Point. Although relatively well ...

This year some 950 men and women are expected to take part in the graduation ceremony in West Point, New York. While Harris visits ... Patton and Presidents Ulysses S. Grant and Dwight D.