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BIO - Ulysses S. Grant: Learning War
Lt. Grant served in the Mexican War (-1848) under Generals Zachary Taylor and Winfield Scott, taking part in the battles of Resaca de la Palma, Palo Alto, Monterrey, and Veracruz. He was twice brevetted for bravery: at Molino del Rey and Chapultepec. He was a remarkably close observer of the war, learning to judge the movements of colonels and generals. From "Civil War Journal: Mr. Lincoln's Butcher: Gen. Ulysses S. Grant."
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