<prompt> Bhala okuqhubekayo kwalesi sigaba - uGranger wazalelwa eZanesville, eOhio. Wathweswa iziqu e-United States Military Academy, wabekwa endaweni yama-28 ekilasini lika-1838. UGranger waba nguthishanhloko wokuqala wezempi ngo-1839. Wakhonza njengesikhulu eMpini YamaSeminole  <response>: , futhi wayengumsizi womfundisi wezamasu eWest Point ngo-184344. Phakathi neMpi yaseMexico naseMelika, uGranger wakhushulelwa esikhundleni sokuba ngukaputeni ngoSepthemba 8, 1847. Lapho impi iphela, wabelwa izikhundla eziningi emngceleni waseTexas. 