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July 9, 2009 - 10:41 pm - by Richard Fernandez
Jay
2009-07-10 22:52:06

As I recall from reading a biography of Grant he was names Hiram Ulysses Grant. The West Point turkeys did change his name by mistake.
Halleck did not like Grant for some reason and did not want him back in the US Army. I think that he was looked down upon as a poor boy by the wealthier plebes.