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- Horatio James David; Co B, 16th Georgia Infantry 🇸🇴📯 - Horatio David was born on Dec 4, 1842 to Thirza A Bowen & James H David at Harmony Grove, Jackson Co, GA, now present-day Commerce. He was the youngest of 5 children; 2 boys, 3 girls. Horatio’s ancestral history can be dated back to the late 1600s with his 3rd GGf Pierre David II (1685-1780) of Normandy, France who moved England in 1702 & then the VA Colony in the early 1710s bringing his young son, Pierre David III (1710-1781). Horatio’s Gf Henry J David (1780-1842) settled in Georgia in 1800 after receiving a land share from his father after his father’s death. He may have served in the Rev War in the Cont Army, but I was unable to confirm. I was, however, able to confirm that Horatio’s father served during the Mex War from 1846-48 as a Sgt in Seymour’s Batt GA Inf. Horatio grew up and worked on his father’s farm along with its 10 slaves through the 1860s. - As tensions between North & South grew into war during the early summer of 1861, Horatio’s own excitement in joining his fellows Georgians escalated. On July 17, 1861, 4 days before 1st Manassas, he and his brother Owen joined Co B “Center Hill Guards”, 16th GA Inf. Though the 16th didn’t see any action, it didn’t stop disease from running rampant. Unfortunately, in early fall his brother, a 2nd Lt, died of typhoid fever on Sept 7th. As a result, Horatio was appointed Cpl and accompanied his brothers’ body back home. He returned to the 16th by the end of fall and into winter quarters around Richmond. The summer of 1862 brought the first engagements for the 16th during the Seven Days (Savage’s Station, Malvern Hill, Allen’s Farm), South Mtn, Antietam, Sharpsburg, & lastly Fredericksburg in Dec. On March 1, 1863 Horatio was elected 2nd Lt, the position previously held by his brother in 1861. That summer brought hard fighting at Chancellorsville where he was slightly wounded & Gettysburg. In Sept, the 16th and the rest of Longstreet’s Corps went west to aid the Army of TN around Chattanooga. They fought during the Siege of Chattanooga, Wauhatchie, Little River, & the Siege of Knoxville. In Dec Longstreet’s Corps was moved back to VA. - (at Maysville, Georgia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQPHeFsBVtL/?utm_medium=tumblr

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Ulysses S. Grant

February 22, 2017 Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant; April 27, 1822 – July 23, 1885) was the 18th President of the United States (1869–77).

Previously, as Commanding General of the United States Army (1864–69), Grant had worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy, in the American Civil War. As president, Grant implemented Congressional Reconstruction, often at odds with Lincoln's successor, Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president, Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery, protect African-American citizenship, and supported industrial growth during the Gilded Age.

Grant graduated in 1843 from the United States Military Academy at West Point, then served in the Mexican–American War and initially retired in 1854. He struggled financially in civilian life. When the Civil War began in 1861, he rejoined the U.S. Army. In 1862, Grant took control of Kentucky and most of Tennessee, and led Union forces to victory in the Battle of Shiloh, earning a reputation as an aggressive commander. He incorporated displaced African American slaves into the Union war effort. In July 1863, after a series of coordinated battles, Grant defeated Confederate armies and seized Vicksburg, giving the Union control of the Mississippi River and dividing the Confederacy in two. After his victories in the Chattanooga Campaign, Lincoln promoted him to lieutenant-general and Commanding General of the United States Army in March 1864. Grant confronted Robert E. Lee in a series of bloody battles, trapping Lee's army in their defense of Richmond. Grant coordinated a series of devastating campaigns in other theaters, as well. In April 1865, Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox, effectively ending the war.

Historians have hailed Grant's military genius, and his strategies are featured in military history textbooks, but a minority contend that he won by brute force rather than superior strategy.

After the Civil War, Grant led the army's supervision of Reconstruction in the former Confederate states. Elected president in 1868 and reelected in 1872, he stabilized the nation during the turbulent Reconstruction period, prosecuted the Ku Klux Klan, and enforced civil rights and voting rights laws using the army and the Department of Justice. He used the army to build the Republican Party in the South, based on black voters, Northern newcomers ("carpetbaggers"), and native Southern white supporters ("scalawags"). After the disenfranchisement of some former Confederates, Republicans gained majorities, and African Americans were elected to Congress and high state offices.

In his second term, the Republican coalitions in the South splintered and were defeated one by one as redeemers (conservative whites) regained control using coercion and violence. In May 1875, Grant authorized his Secretary of Treasury Benjamin Bristow to shut down and prosecute the corrupt nationwide Whiskey Ring. Grant's Indian peace policy initially reduced frontier violence but is best known for the Great Sioux War of 1876, wherein George Custer and his regiment were killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Grant responded to charges of corruption in executive offices more than any other 19th Century president. He appointed the first Civil Service Commission and signed legislation ending the corrupt moiety system.

In foreign policy, Grant sought to increase American trade and influence, while remaining at peace with the world. His administration successfully resolved the Alabama claims by the Treaty of Washington with Great Britain, ending wartime tensions. Grant avoided war with Spain over the Virginius Affair, but Congress rejected his attempted annexation of the Dominican Republic. Grant's administration implemented a gold standard and sought to strengthen the dollar. Corruption charges escalated during his second term, while his response to the Panic of 1873 proved ineffective nationally in halting the five-year industrial depression that produced high unemployment, low prices, low profits, and bankruptcies. Grant left office in 1877 and embarked on a two-year world tour which helped to establish the United States' presence abroad and captured the nation's attention.

In 1880, Grant was unsuccessful in obtaining a Republican presidential nomination for a third term. Facing severe investment reversals and dying of throat cancer, he completed his memoirs, which proved to be a major literary work and financial success. His death in 1885 prompted an outpouring in support of national unity. Historical assessment of Grant's legacy has varied considerably over the years. Early historical evaluations were negative about Grant's presidency, often focusing on the corruption charges against his associates. This trend began to change in the later 20th century. Scholars in general rank his presidency below the average, but modern research, in part focusing on civil rights, evaluates his administration more positively.

Early life and education Further information: Early life and career of Ulysses S. Grant White clapboard house and outbuildings behind a white fence Grant's birthplace in Point Pleasant, Ohio Hiram Ulysses Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, on April 27, 1822, to Jesse Root Grant, a tanner, and Hannah Grant (née Simpson). His ancestors Matthew and Priscilla Grant arrived aboard the Mary and John at Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. Grant's great-grandfather fought in the French and Indian War, and his grandfather Noah served in the American Revolution at Bunker Hill. Afterward, Noah settled in Pennsylvania and married Rachel Kelley, the daughter of an Irish pioneer. Their son Jesse was a Whig Party supporter with abolitionist sentiments.

In 1823, the family moved to the village of Georgetown in Brown County, Ohio, where five more siblings were born: Simpson, Clara, Orvil, Jennie, and Mary. At the age of five, young Grant began his formal education, starting at a subscription school and later was enrolled in two private schools. In the winter of 1836–1837, Grant was a student at Maysville Seminary, and in the autumn of 1838 he attended John Rankin's academy. Disliking the tannery, he chose to work on his father's farm. Unlike his siblings, Grant was not forced to attend church by his Methodist parents; for the rest of his life, he prayed privately and never officially joined any denomination. Grant inherited some of Hannah's Methodist piety and quiet nature. Observers, however, including his own son, thought he was an agnostic.

In his youth, Grant developed an unusual ability to work with and control horses. As a general, he rode the strongest and most challenging horse available, and was sometimes injured in riding.

Memoirs, pension, and death Grant sitting in a porch chair wrapped in blankets Grant working on his memoirs in June 1885, less than a month before his death Drawing of steam engine and train approaching station with an honor guard at attention Grant's funeral train at West Point To restore his family's income and reputation, Grant wrote several articles on his Civil War campaigns for The Century Magazine at $500 each. The articles were well received by critics, and the editor, Robert Underwood Johnson, suggested that Grant write a book of memoirs, as Sherman and others had done. Grant's articles would serve as the basis for several chapters.

"In the summer of 1884, Grant complained of a soreness in his throat but put off seeing a doctor until late October when he learned it was throat cancer, possibly caused by his frequent cigar smoking. Grant chose not to reveal the seriousness of his condition to his wife, who soon found out from Grant's doctor at her insistence. Before being diagnosed, Grant was invited to a Methodist service for Civil War veterans in Ocean Grove, New Jersey, on August 4, 1884, receiving a standing ovation from more than ten thousand veterans and others; it would be his last public appearance. In March of the following year, the New York Times finally announced that Grant was dying of cancer and a nationwide public concern for the former president began. Knowing of Grant's financial difficulties, Congress restored him to the rank of General of the Army with full retirement pay. Grant's assumption of the Presidency in 1869 had required that he resign his military commission and forfeit his pension.

Despite his debilitating illness, Grant worked diligently on his memoirs at his home in New York City, and then from a cottage on the slopes of Mount McGregor, finishing only days before he died. Grant asked his former staff officer, Adam Badeau, to help edit his work. Grant's son Fred assisted with references and proofreading. Century magazine offered Grant a book contract with a 10 percent royalty, but Grant accepted a better offer from his friend, Mark Twain, who proposed a 75 percent royalty. His memoirs end with the Civil War.

The book, Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant, was a critical and commercial success. In the end, Julia Grant received about $450,000 in royalties. The memoir has been highly regarded by the public, military historians, and literary critics. Grant portrayed himself in the persona of the honorable Western hero, whose strength lies in his honesty and straightforwardness. He candidly depicted his battles against both the Confederates and internal army foes. Twain called the Memoirs a "literary masterpiece." Given over a century of favorable literary analysis, reviewer Mark Perry states that the Memoirs are "the most significant work" of American non-fiction. Grant's successful autobiography pioneered a method for ex-presidents and veterans to earn money.

After a year-long struggle with the cancer, surrounded by his family, Grant died at 8 o'clock in the morning in the Mount McGregor cottage on July 23, 1885, at the age of 63. Sheridan, then Commanding General of the Army, ordered a day-long tribute to Grant on all military posts, and President Grover Cleveland ordered a thirty-day nationwide period of mourning. After private services, the honor guard placed Grant's body on a special funeral train, which traveled to West Point and New York City. A quarter of a million people viewed it in the two days before the funeral. Tens of thousands of men, many of them veterans from the Grand Army of the Republic marched with Grant's casket drawn by two dozen horses to Riverside Park in the Morningside Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan, New York City. His pallbearers included Union generals Sherman and Sheridan, Confederate generals Simon Bolivar Buckner and Joseph E. Johnston, Admiral David Dixon Porter, and Senator John A. Logan, the head of the GAR. Following the casket in the seven-mile-long procession were President Cleveland, the two living former presidents Hayes and Arthur, all of the President's Cabinet, as well as the justices of the Supreme Court.

Grant's body was laid to rest in Riverside Park, first in a temporary tomb, and then—twelve years later, on April 17, 1897—in the General Grant National Memorial, also known as "Grant's Tomb", the largest mausoleum in North America. Attendance at the New York funeral topped 1.5 million. Ceremonies were held in other major cities around the country, while Grant was eulogized in the press and likened to George Washington and Abraham Lincoln.

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