Episode #177: Ulysses Grant #2: One of the Most Unjust Wars ever Waged (1844-1848)

Ulysses Grant #2: One of the Most Unjust Wars ever Waged (1844-1848); Topics covered include: Assigned to Fort Jessup and Camp Salubrity; asks Frederick Dent for daughter (Julia's) hand in marriage; Mexican War; Battles of Palo Alto, Resaca de la Palma, becomes quartermaster, Monterrey (horsemanship on display), Veracruz, Molina del Rey, Chapultepec Castle, and San Cosme Gate; brevet promotions, end of war, and his strong lingering opposition to the war

Key people: Frederick Dent, Julia Dent, John Tyler, James Polk, Zachary Taylor, Winfield Scott, and Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna

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