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Tag Archives: Julia and Ulysses S. Grant
U.S. Grant and the Wildflowers
Ulysses S. Grant was a true case of still waters running deep. The Young Romantic Hiram Ulysses Grant (his name at birth) was an amalgam of both his parents: the tenacity of his father and the taciturnity of his mother. … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent, Julia Dent Grant, Presidential history, the courtship of Ulysses and Julia Grant, The Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant, The War with Mexico, Ulysses and Julia Grant, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S. Grant, US history, White Haven, White House history
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Mary Lincoln and Julia Grant: The CW Divas Part 1
The similarities were apparent; the dissimilarities were intrinsic. Mary Todd Lincoln (1818-1883) was seven years older than Julia Dent Grant. From Kentucky and Missouri respectively, they were both considered “westerners” in the early part of the 19th century. They both … Continue reading
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Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, First Lady Mary Lincoln, history, Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent Grant, Julia Grant, Mary Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln, Presidential history, US history, White House history
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Grant’s Tomb: A NY Icon
The Civil War could have been fought 3x over in the time it took for Grant’s Tomb to be erected. We Love New York Choosing New York City to be the site of Grant’s final resting place was not difficult. … Continue reading
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Tagged Alonzo Cornell Riverside Park in New York City, American history, Architect John H. Duncan, Chester Alan Arthur, Feather Schwartz Foster, First Ladies, First Ladies history, First Lady History, General Grant, General U.S. Grant, General Ulysses S. Grant, Grant Monument Association, Grant Monument Association Secretary Richard T> Greener, Grant’s Tomb, history, Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Grant, NYC Mayor William Russell Grace, President Ulysses S. Grant, Richard T. Greener, US history, White House history
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Grant, Grant, The Tanner’s Son…
Held his nose and away he run… Jesse Grant, Tanner Jesse Root Grant (1794-1873) was Pennsylvania-born, but migrated to southern Ohio as a small child. He had a decent education for his time and station in life, but possessed a … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Early life of U.S. Grant, Feather Schwartz Foster, General Ulysses S. Grant, Grant in Galena IL, Grant in Mexican War, Grant in St. Louis, Grant's experiences at tannery, Hannah Grant, Hannah Simpson Grant, history, Jesse Grant, Jesse Root Grant, Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Presidential history, U.S. Grant at West Point, U.S. Grant's family, US history, White House history
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Ulysses S. Grant: The Homecoming
Ulysses S. Grant was never happier than with his beloved wife and children. USG & Julia: The Long Courtship For Second Lt. Ulysses S. Grant, it was truly love at first sight when he met Julia Dent. Her brother Fred … Continue reading
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Tagged American history, Feather Schwartz Foster, Grant resigns from the Army, Grant wires his father for money, Grant's assignment in the Oregon Territory, Grant's children, Grant's drinking problems, Grant's homesickness, history, Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Julia Dent, Julia Dent Grant, The Grant Engagement, Ulysses S. Grant, US Grant's early assignments, US history
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