did he take part in any war during this career/
Yes, Mexican-American war
Ulysses S. Grant
During the war,
in 1863 mexico asked which us president for help Ulysses S. Grant where was he born? Point Pleasant, Ohio who were his parents? Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson Grant. what were their occupations? A tanner and merchant can you name any educational institution that he attended? Maysville Seminary what other careers did he have besides being the president? Had a military career
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Ulysses S. Grant [SEP] Mexican–American War
on February 2, 1848. During the war, Grant established a commendable record, studied the tactics and strategies of Scott and Taylor, and emerged as a seasoned officer, writing in his memoirs that this is how he learned much about military leadership. In retrospect, although he respected Scott he identified his leadership style with Taylor's. However, Grant also wrote that the Mexican war was morally unjust and that the territorial gains were designed to expand slavery, stating, "I was bitterly opposed to the measure ... and to this day, regard the war which resulted as one of the most unjust ever waged by a stronger against a weaker nation." He opined that the Civil War was divine punishment on the U.S.