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When one thinks of true American heroes, many brands come to mind. American schoolchildren are quickly educated about George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Ben Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and lots of other important figures through the age range of American history. But one often forgotten president performed the fate of the whole UNITED STATES continent in his hands. Inside the 19th hundred years, one of the surest ways to rise to prominence in American world was to be always a warfare hero, like Andrew Jackson and William Henry Harrison. But few could have forecasted such a destiny for Hiram Ulysses Give, who was simply a job soldier with little experience in combat and a failed businessman when the Civil Warfare broke out in 1861. However, while all eyes were fixed on the Eastern theater at places like Manassas, Richmond, the Shenandoah Valley and Antietam, Give went in regards to a steady rise the rates through a series of successes in the Western world. His success at Fort Donelson, in which his terms to the doomed Confederate garrison acquired him the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Give, could be looked at the first major Union success of the warfare, and Grant's popularity and ranking only grew from then on at battlefields like Shiloh and Vicksburg. Along the way, Grant nearly fell prey to military politics and the fact that he was responsible for the near defeat at Shiloh, but President Lincoln famously defended him, remarking, "I can't spare this man. He battles." Lincoln's steadfastness ensured that Grant's victories out Western world continued to accumulate. Despite being the most widely known Union general of the Civil Warfare and a former president of america, Give was penniless after being swindled with a fraudulent business deal when he learned that he had terminal tumor in the mid-1880s. Facing loss of life, and along with his family struggling financial difficulties, Give set about writing personal memoirs that could not only secure his legacy but also provide for his family. Give finished his memoirs just a few days before his loss of life, but he had written what's almost universally regarded as the best memoirs of the Civil Warfare and one of the best personal memoirs ever before written. Grant's memoirs, shared by Draw Twain, sold over 300,000 copies, getting the Give family over $450,000. Although Give was instrumental in being successful the war and eventually parlayed his popularity into two terms in the White House, his legacy and accomplishments are still the subjects of heavy issue today. His presidency is remembered mostly due to rampant fraud within his Administration, although he was never personally accused of wrongdoing, and even his victories in the Civil Warfare have been countered by charges that he was a butcher. Having said that, without Ulysses S. Give, it is possible the Confederacy may have won the Civil Warfare. Record in 30: The Life of Ulysses S. Give provides a quick but extensive look at the life of the 18th leader.
