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Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant, Ohio. A clerical error during his nomination to West Point changed his name to Ulysses S. Grant, and he kept it.1)
Grant attended the United States Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1843. He was a middling student, ranking 21st out of 39.2)