For much of his life, Ulysses S. Grant failed at every occupation he ... He successfully turned back a surprise Confederate attack at the Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee. His capture of the city ...

Ulysses S. Grant and his Generals on horseback. 1865, Library of Congress. As a cadet at West Point, Ulysses S. Grant was an indifferent student. But as a young soldier in the Mexican War, he had ...