Grant graduated middle of his class from West Point.
(Grant once said to an aide, "Ah, you know my weaknesses, my children and my horses.") His relationship with his wife was a devoted and happy one, and Grant delighted in his wife and children - his family was the most important thing in his life, and many observers noted this throughout his life. Grant married Julia Boggs Dent a young woman from a slave owning family from Missouri. Voted by the editors of Civil War Times Illustrated as the most famous photograph taken in the Civil War. It is by far the most famous picture ever taken of Grant. His wife, however, always called him "Ulyss", "Lyss", or "Mr. Grant on the roles stood for "Uncle Sam" Grant and this West Point nickname, "Sam", stuck with Grant for the rest of his life. Senior cadets at West Point jokingly assumed the U.S. He often said that the "S" stood for "Nothing". Rather than contest it, Grant simply changed his name.
Grant" on the academy registers when Grant entered West Point. Grant was actually born Hiram Ulysses Grant, but due to an error by the congressman who submitted his name to West Point, Grant's name was listed as "Ulysses S.
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