Category Archives: Ulysses S. Grant

The Plot to Assassinate General Grant

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Feather Schwartz Foster

General Grant was one of John Wilkes Booth’s targets on April 14, 1865. This is Julia Grant’s story, penned some 35 years after it occurred, and not known to the general public for more than a century. April 14, 1865 … Continue reading →

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Ulysses S. Grant: The Locket Story

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Feather Schwartz Foster

  When Ulysses S. Grant met Julia Dent, it was love at first sight. Grant Meets Dent Young Lt. Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), recently graduated from West Point, was a frequent guest at the Dent home for several weeks before … Continue reading →

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The Dying General: Grant’s Final Campaign

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Feather Schwartz Foster

   Ulysses S. Grant was unquestionably a great and able general, but he was no businessman. The General’s Last Hurrah When Ulysses S. Grant retired from two terms as President of the United States in early 1877, he was the … Continue reading →

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General Grant Saves General Lee

Posted on May 28, 2014 by Feather Schwartz Foster

On April 9, 1865, Ulysses S. Grant became the most popular man in America. Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox Court House Civil War Victory: The Euphoria The news was instantaneously carried by telegraph wire across the country – North … Continue reading →

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