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Tag Archives: General Grant
Julia Grant’s Eyes: A Love Story
Julia Dent Grant was born with an eye condition medically called strabismus. People called it “cross-eyed.” JDG: A Plain Child Strabismus is a common anomaly, and today, it is quickly and successfully corrected in very early childhood. But in … Continue reading
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Tagged 19th centurn eye surgery, American history, Andrew Johnson, eye condition called strabismus, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Lady History, General Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant, Julia Grant's eye problem, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, President and Mrs. Grant, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, strabismus, The Civil War, the Gilded Age, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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William Tecumseh Sherman: Grant’s Perfect Lieutenant
William Tecumseh Sherman, frequently considered the first “modern” general, was above all, the indispensable lieutenant to Ulysses S. Grant. Sherman Meets Lincoln William T. Sherman (1820-1891), Ohio born and bred, was orphaned as a child and foster-raised by the politically … Continue reading
Posted in American Civil War, Nifty History People, Ulysses S. Grant
Tagged "Cump" Sherman, American history, Civil War history, General Grant, General Sherman, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, history, Sherman commands Army of Tennessee, Sherman marches through Georgia, Sherman takes Atlanta, Sherman's March to the Sea, The battle of Pittsburg Landing, The battle of Shiloh, The battle of Vicksburg, The derangement of Sherman, The siege of Vicksburg, the Vicksburg campaign, Ulysses S. Grant, US Civil War, US history, William T. Sherman, William Tecumseh Sherman
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U.S. Grant: The Shiloh Tree HQ
Army Generals in the Civil War usually commandeered the best houses in the area for their Headquarters. Pittsburg Landing, TN Pittsburg Landing, TN was a small village on the Tennessee River. Control of that river, which flowed into the Mississippi, … Continue reading
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Tagged American Civil War, American history, Battle of Shiloh, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Ft. Henry and Ft. Donelson, General A.S. Johnston, General Albert Sidney Johnston, General Don Carlos Buell, General Grant, General Grant and General Sherman, General Sherman, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, history, Pittsburg Landing TN, Sam Grant and Cump Sherman, The oak tree at Shiloh, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, William Tecumseh Sherman
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The Plot to Assassinate General Grant
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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Tagged "The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant", Abraham Lincoln, American history, Booth accomplice O'Laughlin, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Lady Mary Lincoln, Ford's Theater, General Grant, General Rawlins, General Ulysses Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, history, John Wilkes Booth, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant, Lincoln's Assassination, Mary Lincoln, Michael O'Laughlin, Mrs. Ulysses S. Grfant, President Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln, Presidential history, Secretary of State William Seward, The Hero of Appomatttox, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, Vice President Andrew Johnson
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Mary Lincoln’s Rivals
Thirty year old Harriet Lane enjoyed a hugely popular tenure as de facto First Lady in the late 1850s. Her social leadership was as successful as her Uncle James Buchanan’s political administration was a flop. When First Lady-to-be Mary Lincoln … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Buchanan's niece Harriet Lane, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady Julia Grant, First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln, General Grant, Harriet Lane, history, James Buchanan's niece, Julia Grant, Kate Chase, Kate Chase Sprague, Lincoln's Treasury Secretary Salmon P. Chase, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Mrs. Abraham Lincoln, Mrs. General Grant, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Ulysses S Grant, President Abraham Lincoln, Presidential history, Presidential hostess Harriet Lane, Salmon P. Chase, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White House history
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The Dying General: Grant’s Final Campaign
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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Tagged "Around the World with General Grant", American history, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Ferdinand Ward, General Grant, General Grant's family, General Ulysses Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, Grant's trip around the world, history, Julia Grant, Mark Twain, Mark Twain publisher, President Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, the death of General Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history
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General Grant Saves General Lee
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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Tagged American Civil War, American history, Civil War, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Grant, General Joseph E. Johnston, General Lee, General Robert E. Lee, General Ulysses S. Grant, General William T. Sherman, history, Jefferson Davis, John Wilkes Booth, Lee surrender at Appomattox, Lincoln's Assassination, Lincoln's funeral train, President Andrew Johnson, Presidential history, Robert E. Lee, Secretary of State William Seward, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, Vice President Andrew Johnson
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The Family Life of Ulysses S. Grant
Ulysses S. Grant was unquestionably a great general. He was also a great family man. Ulysses Grant: The Poor Family Beginnings Financially, Ulysses S. Grant was not born to poverty. It was the family dynamics that were decidedly peculiar. His … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Buck Grant, Civil War, Civil War history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, Fred Grant, Frederick Dent Grant, General Grant, Grant's last years, history, Jesse Root Grant, Julia Grant, Nellie Grant, Presidential history, The family of General Grant, U.S. Grant's family, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses Grant Jr., Ulysses S. Grant, US history
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