<P> Ulysses S. Grant was the most acclaimed Union general during the American Civil War and was twice elected President . Grant began his military career as a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1839 . After graduation he went on to serve with distinction as a lieutenant in the Mexican -- American War . Grant was a keen observer of the war and learned battle strategies serving under Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott . After the war Grant served at various posts especially in the Pacific Northwest ; he was forced to retire from the service in 1854 due to accusations of drunkenness . He was unable to make a success of farming and on the onset of the Civil War in April 1861 , Grant was working as a clerk in his father 's leather goods store in Galena , Illinois . When the war began his military experience was needed , and Congressman Elihu B. Washburne became his patron in political affairs and promotions in Illinois and nationwide . </P>
<P> Ulysses S. Grant was the most acclaimed Union general during the American Civil War and was twice elected President . Grant began his military career as a cadet at the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1839 . After graduation he went on to serve with distinction as a lieutenant in the Mexican -- American War . Grant was a keen observer of the war and learned battle strategies serving under Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott . After the war Grant served at various posts especially in the Pacific Northwest ; he was forced to retire from the service in 1854 due to accusations of drunkenness . He was unable to make a success of farming and on the onset of the Civil War in April 1861 , Grant was working as a clerk in his father 's leather goods store in Galena , Illinois . When the war began his military experience was needed , and Congressman Elihu B. Washburne became his patron in political affairs and promotions in Illinois and nationwide . </P>
who led the war for the union in the west brainly
who led the war for the union in the west brainly
Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant