[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 301 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 301

  Honoring the life and celebrating the birthday of Ulysses S. Grant, 
America's 18th President and native son of Ohio's Second Congressional 
                               District.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             April 8, 2025

 Mr. Taylor submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Armed Services

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Honoring the life and celebrating the birthday of Ulysses S. Grant, 
America's 18th President and native son of Ohio's Second Congressional 
                               District.

Whereas, on April 27, 1822, Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, 
        and lived in Georgetown, Ohio, throughout his childhood until 1839, when 
        he left to attend the United States Military Academy at West Point;
Whereas, after Grant graduated from West Point, he joined the 4th Regiment, US 
        Infantry, where he served with distinction in the Mexican-American War;
Whereas, over the course of the American Civil War, Grant commanded and fought 
        in the battles of Fort Donelson, Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, the 
        Wilderness, Petersburg, and Appomattox;
Whereas Grant was appointed the first Lieutenant General of the United States 
        Army after Congress reestablished the position in 1864;
Whereas, on March 4, 1869, Grant was sworn in as the 18th President of the 
        United States, officially becoming the second Ohioan to serve as 
        President of the United States;
Whereas, throughout his two terms as President, Grant worked on civil rights 
        issues including the establishment of the Department of Justice, 
        adoption of the 15th Amendment, and other Reconstruction efforts;
Whereas this resolution honors the 203rd birthday of President Ulysses S. Grant 
        and the 160th anniversary of the end of the American Civil War; and
Whereas the Land of US Grant, Inc., located in Georgetown, Ohio, works to 
        promote the legacy of Ulysses S. Grant by preserving his boyhood home, 
        school house, tannery, native son statue, and murals: Now, therefore be 
        it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) honors Ulysses S. Grant and the Land of US Grant, Inc., 
        for their many contributions to Ohio and Ohio's Second 
        Congressional District; and
            (2) recognizes that Ulysses S. Grant was pivotal to the 
        Union's military success in the Civil War and affirms his 
        legacy as a trailblazer for civil rights and Reconstruction 
        efforts.
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