[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 64 (Thursday, April 14, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E384]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           CELEBRATING THE 200TH BIRTHDAY OF PRESIDENT GRANT

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                         HON. BRAD R. WENSTRUP

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 2022

  Mr. WENSTRUP. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 200th 
Birthday of the 18th President of the United States, Ulysses S. Grant. 
President Grant was born in Point Pleasant, located in Clermont County 
in Ohio's 2nd Congressional District.
  When he was a child, his family moved to Brown County, also in Ohio's 
2nd District, and there he was educated before accepting a nomination 
to the United States Military Academy at West Point.
  Following his commissioning, Grant served in the Mexican-American War 
and most notably, the Civil War, where he became Commanding General of 
the United States Army in 1864.
  General Grant oversaw the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox 
Court House and served as Commanding General of the Army until he was 
elected President in 1868. He served two terms as President from 1869 
to 1877 and oversaw the beginning of the Reconstruction Era in the 
United States.
  President Grant was widely considered the General who ``saved the 
Union.'' He was a great leader who left his mark on American history, 
and we can all follow his example of courage. I am honored to have 
President Grant's home located in Ohio's 2nd Congressional district and 
a landmark of our nation's history.

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