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Type in the content of your page here. Type in the content of your page here. Definition Hero:Someone who is brave,couragous and never gives up. My Hero: Ulysses S. Grant A hero to me is someone who does a courageous act and does not expect any recognition for his or her act. What I mean by that is is when someone who performs an act but doesn't expect to receive anything in return. My hero is one of our past presidents and a highly respected general Ulysses S Grant. This person is my hero because his acheivements match with my definition. Grant has fought in many important battles one including the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. In the Civil War he was moving up in the Union ranks quickley and in 1864 Abraham Lincoln promoted him to general-in-chief. A hero is someone who is brave, couragous and never gives up. [] Ulysses S. Grant was born on April 27, 1822 and lived to 1885. He was born in Point Pleasant Ohio and he was trying to help the Americans in in the Mexican-American War plus the Union army during the Civil War. He helped the Union side because the governer of Illinois assigned Grant to lead a group of volunteer soldiers, which were part of the Union army. Grant was a natural leader and very accomplished in military strategy. The Union soldiers looked up to him and he did not fail when leading them into numerous battles against the southern military. [] The activity I'm going to focus on is the Mexican-American War. Grant was brave and never gave up during the face of danger. He was permoted twice during the war because of his bravery and leadership abilities. Grant was moving supplies effectivly at a reasonable rate. Grant also showed great courage while under enemy fire. He was extremely efficient in the movement of supplies, by supplying the men with the correct equipment he gave the army the ability and advantage to succeed when engaging in battle. His impact was that he gave the men the ability to succeed as they were well equipped with food and weapons. In the words of Grant of his opinion on the Mexican-American War "one of the most unjust...ever waged by a stronger nation against a weaker nation." [] [] [] The second event I'm going to focus on is the Civil War. During this war Grant was promoted numerous times which matches with never giving up. He also shows bravery and courage by leading his troops to the enemy lines. During the war Grant was promoted approximately four times earning his full title as general-in-chief over the Union army. He and his troops tried to conquer Paducah, Kentucky, but failed due to a counterattack in Belmont Missouri. February 1862 Grant leads his troops to Fort Donelson and succeeds by conquering the base. Grant showed in the invasion of Paducah, Kentucky, that even when the odds are against you, you can still succeed. He did so by conquering Fort Donelson on February 1862. In the words of Grant when the Union army won the war "When news of surrender reached our lines our men commenced firing a salute of a hundred guns in honor of the victory. I at once sent word, however, to have it stopped. The Confederates were now our prisoners, and we did not want to exult over their downfall."
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Ulysses S. Grant, April 9, 1865, Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant (New York, 1885), pages 555-560 [] [] The leaders and the soldiers who fought for the Confederate army did not like Grant. They tried to stop Grant and the Union army from winning the Civil War. The Confederates tried by taking the railroad bridge in Harrisburg, if conquered the Confederates would have had a huge advantage over the Union army. Grants army avoided being squished by a set of Union calvalry held the stronghold on the bridge, very out numbered, but managed to hold the bridge and even push the Confederates back. [] __**Paragrah 6**__ It was very important Grant and the Union army won the war. If they did not succeed the people to come would have to endure slavery, two seperate governments and a divided nation. The people would also have increased political parties and two seperate presidents. In addition state lines and boundries would need to be established. Multiple party lines would be established instead of the major two Republicans and Democrats which would complicate the political process as we know it today, creating multiple political actions. __**Paragraph 7**__ Taking a person from the period of the late 1800's to today is extremely difficult. Culture and transportation is greatly different. The first step in the process would be to gather information and data. I have picked the homeless in New Orleans which were affected by Hurricane Katrina. Grant would need to visit the area so he could get a good look at the major problems. Grant was very efficient in getting supplies and would need to evaluate what the victims need the most. He would create a special team of experts to find the correct strategy to resolve the supply issues, and put the best plan into action. Reasearch of the problem would be his first major job and then evaluate if he could make a plan work.
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