 | Grant was a very superstitious man about leading his troops into battle a certain way |
| When he graduated from West Point Military Academy, he broke a high jump record that
lasted 25 years |
| Although he was considered a short man, he was 5ft 8in and an average full grown man was
5ft 7in |
| On the day of Lincoln’s assassination, John Wilkes Booth, the man who killed
Lincoln, was stalking Grant’s wife |
| Grant was tone deaf and could not hear light tones, military music was very annoying |
| Grant’s oldest son, Fredrick, was with him all the time until Fredrick was wounded
at Black River Bridge |
| When Grant sent his offer to serve in the Army at the out break of the Civil War, it was
not found until after the war was over |
| In the Mexican War he was in every battle except for Buena Vista |
| At 9 years of age, nearby farmers asked him to train their horses |
| At the age of 7, he almost drown while fishing in White Oak Creek |
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