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Ulysses S. Grant was the name put on his paperwork put into West Point. (The senator that put them in didn't take the time to ask it seems). Grant apparently did dislike the name ,since he did not ask that it be corrected ,and it was made part of his permanent record.
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What was Grant's middle name?
His name at birth was Hiram Ulysses Grant. He later changed it to Ulysses Hiram Grant. He just changed the first and middle names order. He was a good president. His name got spelled wrong on a application to go to West Point and he was forced to change his name to go to West Point. The made up S is for his mother's middle name, Simpson.
How did Ulysses grants name get changed name get changed?
Grant's born name was Hiram Ulysses Grant, but when he entered West Point a mistake was made, entering him as Ulysses Simpson Grant, which he just kept
How did Hiram Ulysses S. Grant get his name changed to Ulysses S. Grant?
When he joined the military at West Point the clerk mistakenly wrote that his name was Ulysses S. Grant
How did hiram Ulysses grant get his named changed to Ulysses S. Grant?
When he joined the military at West Point the clerk mistakenly wrote that his name was Ulysses S. Grant
Who was Ulysses S. Grants dads name?
Hiram Ulysses Grant, a name passed on to US Grant, but mistakes by certain government officials changed his name.
How did Ulywsses Grant's name get changed to Ulysses S. Grant?
He was originally Hiram Ulysses Grant, but his family called him Ulysses. Then he enlisted in the war and was registered as Ulysses Simpson Grant , with his mother's maiden name after that he decided to leave it Ulysses S. Grant.
What is Grant's middle name?
His real name was Hiram Ulysses Grant. He changed it because he didn't want to enter West Point with initials like H.U.G He was named Hiram, after his grandfather, and Ulysses, after the hero in Greek mythology. Full name: Ulysses Simpson Grant
What is Ulyssa Grant's middle name?
His real name was Hiram Ulysses Grant. He changed it because he didn't want to enter West Point with initials like H.U.G He was named Hiram, after his grandfather, and Ulysses, after the hero in Greek mythology. Full name: Ulysses Simpson Grant
How did hiram Ulysses S. Grant name get changed to Ulysses S. Grant?
Ulysses S. Grant was the name put on his paperwork put into West Point. (The senator that put them in didn't take the time to ask it seems).
What was Ulysses S. Grant's full name?
Hiram Ulysses Grant. They say his middle name was Simpson, it was not.
Did Ulysses S. Grant change his name?
Yes. He was born Hiram Ulysses Grant.
Which president's first two initials were US?
U.S. Grant is the one. His name was really Hiram Ulysses Grant, but when he went to West Point. a mistake was made by the man who nominated him, and he became Ulysses S. Grant. He never bothered to have it changed so his name in the army was Ulysses S. Grant.
