Description: The Grant Boyhood Home in Georgetown, Ohio, was the home of Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President of the United States, from 1823, when Grant was one year old, until 1839. Ulysses Grant lived in this home longer than any other house during his lifetime. While growing up there, Grant — born Hiram Ulysses Grant — went to school, worked in his father’s tannery across the street and spent hours in his favorite pastime: working with horses. Grant lived in Georgetown with his parents and four siblings until 1839, when he left to attend West Point. It was there that, through a bureaucratic error, his name was listed as Ulysses Simpson Grant. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Series6560AV_B10F01_001
Subjects: Presidents--Dwellings--Ohio; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Historic buildings--Ohio;
Places: Georgetown (Ohio); Brown County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) used this iron document box to store orders, correspondence, and inventories of supplies. Grant received the box after he was promoted to general-in-chief in command of all Union armies in March 1864. It measures 12.67 by 9 by 6.69 inches (32.2 by 23 by 17 cm). Born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant Ohio, in 1839 Grant entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, where a roster mistakenly listed his name as Ulysses Simpson. He was known as Ulysses S. Grant for the rest of his life. Grant served in the Mexican War, but was never happy with military life and resigned his commission in 1854. After unsuccessful attempts at farming and real estate, Grant moved to Galena, Illinois, where he worked in his father's leather shop. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he organized a company in Galena and later accepted command of the 21st Illinois Regiment. In August 1861, Lincoln made Grant brigadier general of volunteers. Grant came to national attention by capturing the Confederate Forts Henry and Donelson, the first major Union victories of the war. In spite of a devastating defeat at Shiloh, Grant won major victories at Vicksburg and Chattanooga. In 1864, Grant was made lieutenant general commanding all the armies of the U.S. In this position, Grant devised a concerted plan of action for all the Union armies. Although Grant lost to Confederate General Robert E. Lee in battle, other Northern armies were successful and weakened the Confederacy. He presided over General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Grant served as president from 1869-1877. Southern reconstruction was one of the major issues of Grant's presidency. He occasionally encouraged the process with the force of federal troops. Although Grant is considered to have been honest himself, he was surrounded by dishonest men, causing his administration to be marred with scandal. He was re-elected in 1872 and ran for a third time in 1880 but was unsuccessful. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1428_1535042_001
Subjects: Military Ohio; Presidents and Politics; Boxes; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Places: Point Pleasant (Ohio); Brown County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ulysses S. Grant wore this lieutenant general's shoulder mark during the Battle of the Wilderness in Virginia on May 5-7, 1864. He was the first three-star general in the United States Army since George Washington. Born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant Ohio, Grant entered West Point in 1839 where a roster mistakenly listed his name as Ulysses Simpson. He was known as Ulysses S. Grant for the rest of his life. Grant served in the Mexican War but was never happy with military life and resigned his commission in 1854. After unsuccessful attempts at farming and real estate, Grant moved to Galena, Illinois where he worked in his father's leather shop. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he organized a company in Galena and later accepted command of the 21st Illinois Regiment. In August 1861, Lincoln made Grant brigadier general of volunteers. Grant came to national attention by capturing the Confederate Forts Henry and Donelson, the first major union victories of the war. In spite of a devastating defeat at Shiloh, Grant won major victories at Vicksburg and Chattanooga. In 1864, Grant was made lieutenant general commanding all the armies of the U.S. In this position, Grant devised a concerted plan of action for all the Union armies. Although Grant lost to Confederate General Robert E. Lee in battle, other northern armies were successful and weakened the confederacy. Lee surrendered to Grant at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. Grant served as president from 1869-1877. Southern reconstruction was one of the major issues of Grant's presidency. He occasionally encouraged the process with the force of federal troops. Although Grant is considered to have been honest himself, he was surrounded by dishonest men, causing his administration to be marred with scandal. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om1434_1160618_001
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Military Ohio; Civil War; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Military uniforms
Places: Point Pleasant (Ohio); Brown County (Ohio)
 

Description: Ulysses S. Grant's birthplace loaded on trucks for return to its original location in Point Pleasant, Ohio, February 24, 1936. The small frame cabin in which Grant was born in 1822 was removed from its foundation in Point Pleasant in 1888. It was placed aboard a boat for exhibition in Cincinnati. Afterwards, it was moved to Columbus's Goodale Park as part of the Northwest Territory centennial. During the 1890s the cabin was returned to the fairgrounds in Columbus, where it remained until 1936,. In 1936 the cabin was disassembled and returned to its original location. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03855
Subjects: Presidents--Dwellings--Ohio; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The illustration is an artist's rendering of the temporary tomb of General Ulysses S. Grant, Riverside Park, New York, New York. The image shows a group of people standing on a path leading to the small barrel-shaped vault. The tomb is situated in a tree-lined area near the east bank of the Hudson River. An inset in the upper left corner shows a man in military uniform playing a bugle. The inset's inscription reads: "The soldier's burial--typical military ceremony of 'Taps,' or bugle signal for extinguishing lights." An inset in the upper right corner illustrates the tomb's interior, which contains Grant's coffin; a sign bearing the name "Galena" (Illinois town where Grant and his family once lived); a white dove above a military insignia; and several other objects. The tomb's barred gate bears the initial "G." In accordance with Grant’s wishes, his family selected Riverside Park as the site of his final resting place. He died July 23, 1885, in Mount McGregor, New York, and his remains were interred in this temporary vault. Shortly after his death a newly organized grassroots organization, the Grant Monument Association, began accepting donations to fund the construction of a permanent memorial. Ninety thousand individuals collectively donated an estimated $600,000 to the fund its construction (the largest public fundraising effort at the time). The cornerstone was laid in 1891, and the memorial was completed six years later. More than one million people attended the parade and dedication ceremony of General Grant National Memorial (popularly known as Grant’s Tomb) on April 27, 1897. Julia Grant died on December 14, 1902, in Washington, D.C., and her remains were interred beside her husband's in a twin sarcophagus. Architect John Duncan designed the granite and marble structure, still the largest mausoleum in North America. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05796
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; General Grant National Memorial (New York, N.Y.); Monuments & memorials; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics
Places: New York City (New York)
 

Description: The illustration is an artist's rendering of the temporary tomb of General Ulysses S. Grant, Riverside Park, New York, New York. The image shows a group of people standing on a path leading to the small, barrel-shaped vault. The tomb is situated in a tree-lined area near the east bank of the Hudson River,. An inset in the upper left corner shows a man in military uniform playing a bugle. The inset's inscription reads: "The soldier's burial - typical military ceremony of 'Taps,' or bugle signal for extinguishing lights." An inset in the upper right corner portrays the tomb's interior, which contains Grant's coffin; a sign bearing the name "Galena" (Illinois town where Grant and his family once lived); a white dove above a military insignia; and several other objects. The tomb's barred gate bears the initial "G." In accordance with Grant’s wishes, his family selected Riverside Park as the site of his final resting place. He died July 23, 1885, in Mount McGregor, New York, and his remains were interred in this temporary vault. Shortly after his death a newly organized grassroots organization, the Grant Monument Association, began accepting donations to fund the construction of a permanent memorial. Ninety thousand individuals collectively donated an estimated $600,000 to the fund its construction (the largest public fundraising effort at the time). The cornerstone was laid in 1891, and the memorial was completed six years later. More than one million people attended the parade and dedication ceremony of General Grant National Memorial (popularly known as Grant’s Tomb) on April 27, 1897. Julia Grant died on December 14, 1902, in Washington, D.C., and her remains were interred beside her husband's in a twin sarcophagus. Architect John Duncan designed the granite and marble structure, still the largest mausoleum in North America. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05798
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; General Grant National Memorial (New York, N.Y.); Monuments & memorials; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics
Places: New York (New York); New York County (New York)
 

Description: The U.S. Grant Bridge, shown in this photograph, connects Portsmouth, Ohio to South Shore, Kentucky along Route 23. The bridge was built in 1927 and named after Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), the eighteenth president of the United States. In 1974, Ohio Speaker of the House Vern Riffe and state Representative William Harsha moved to pass legislation that would remove the toll from Grant Bridge, a major step toward encouraging commerce between southern Ohio and northern Kentucky. The first U.S. Grant Bridge was replaced with a steel cable bridge in 2004. This photograph measures 8" x 10" (20.32 x 25.4 cm). View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3080_3675571_001
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Transportation; Bridges; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Places: Portsmouth (Ohio); Scioto County (Ohio); South Shore (Kentucky)
 

Description: Broadside announcing a Ulysses S. Grant rally to be held at the Eaton, Ohio, City Hall on the evening of November 4, 1872, where Thomas Moore will deliver the last rallying speech of the presidential campaign. After his first term as president (1868-1872), the incumbent Grant won the 1872 election easily with fifty-six percent of the popular vote. Henry Wilson had replaced former vice president Schuyler Colfax, a controversial figure involved with the Crédit Mobilier of America scandal during his vice presidency. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: OVS_2289
Subjects: Ohio Government; Presidents and Politics; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Presidential campaigns
Places: Eaton (Ohio); Preble County (Ohio);
 

Description: This 2.5 by 4-inch (6.35 by 10.16 cm) carte de visite depicts Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), the eighteenth president of the United States and the second president from Ohio. Born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant Ohio, in 1839 Grant entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, where a roster mistakenly listed his name as Ulysses Simpson. He was known as Ulysses S. Grant for the rest of his life. Grant served in the Mexican War, but was never happy with military life and resigned his commission in 1854. After unsuccessful attempts at farming and real estate, Grant moved to Galena, Illinois, where he worked in his father's leather shop. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he organized a company in Galena and later accepted command of the 21st Illinois Regiment. In August 1861, Lincoln made Grant brigadier general of volunteers. Grant came to national attention by capturing the Confederate Forts Henry and Donelson, the first major Union victories of the war. In spite of a devastating defeat at Shiloh, Grant won major victories at Vicksburg and Chattanooga. In 1864, Grant was made lieutenant general commanding all the armies of the U.S. In this position, Grant devised a concerted plan of action for all the Union armies. Although Grant lost to Confederate General Robert E. Lee in battle, other Northern armies were successful and weakened the Confederacy. He presided over General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Grant served as president from 1869-1877. Southern reconstruction was one of the major issues of Grant's presidency. He occasionally encouraged the process with the force of federal troops. Although Grant is considered to have been honest himself, he was surrounded by dishonest men, causing his administration to be marred with scandal. He was re-elected in 1872 and ran for a third time in 1880 but was unsuccessful. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00540
Subjects: Military Ohio; Presidents and Politics; Civil War; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Places: Brown County (Ohio); St. Louis (Missouri)
 

Description: Tintype portrait of Jesse Root Grant, father of Civil War general and United States President Ulysses S. Grant, ca. 1856-1873. Jesse Grant operated a tannery in Georgetown, Ohio. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04536
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Other--Family History
Places: Georgetown (Ohio); Brown County (Ohio)
 

Description: This home in Point Pleasant, Ohio was the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), Civil War general and the eighteenth president of the United States. Now a museum, the house is part of the Ohio Historical Society's state-wide network of historic sites. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The slide measures 2.75" x 2.75" (6.99 x 6.99 cm). Born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant Ohio, in 1839 Grant entered the United States Military Academy at West Point, where a roster mistakenly listed his name as Ulysses Simpson. He was known as Ulysses S. Grant for the rest of his life. Grant served in the Mexican War, but was never happy with military life and resigned his commission in 1854. After unsuccessful attempts at farming and real estate, Grant moved to Galena, Illinois, where he worked in his father's leather shop. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he organized a company in Galena and later accepted command of the 21st Illinois Regiment. In August 1861, Lincoln made Grant brigadier general of volunteers. Grant came to national attention by capturing the Confederate Forts Henry and Donelson, the first major Union victories of the war. In spite of a devastating defeat at Shiloh, Grant won major victories at Vicksburg and Chattanooga. In 1864, Grant was made lieutenant general commanding all the armies of the U.S. In this position, Grant devised a concerted plan of action for all the Union armies. Although Grant lost to Confederate General Robert E. Lee in battle, other Northern armies were successful and weakened the Confederacy. He presided over General Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox on April 9, 1865. Grant served as president from 1869-1877. Southern reconstruction was one of the major issues of Grant's presidency. He occasionally encouraged the process with the force of federal troops. Although Grant is considered to have been honest himself, he was surrounded by dishonest men, causing his administration to be marred with scandal. He was re-elected in 1872 and ran for a third time in 1880 but was unsuccessful. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3011_3634188_001
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Architecture; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Houses; Presidents; National Register of Historic Places
Places: Point Pleasant (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two photographs depict the small frame cabin in which Ulysses S. Grant was born in 1822. The first image shows the front of the house and the second view is of the house and the surrounding area, including the Grant Memorial Church on the right. The photographs measure 5" by 7" (12.7 by 17.8 cm). The cabin was removed from its foundation in Point Pleasant in 1888. It was paced aboard a boat for exhibition in Cincinnati. Afterwards it was moved to Columbus's Goodale Park as part of the Northwest Territory centennial. During the 1890s the cabin was returned to the fairgrounds in Columbus, where it remained until 1936 when the Ohio Historical Society, under a legislative order, returned it to its original site in Point Pleasant, Ohio. Born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant Ohio, Grant entered West Point in 1839, where a roster mistakenly listed his name as Ulysses Simpson. He was known as Ulysses S. Grant for the rest of his life. Grant served in the Mexican War but was never happy with military life and resigned his commission in 1854. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he organized a company in Galena and later accepted command of the 21st Illinois Regiment. In August 1861, Lincoln made Grant brigadier general of volunteers. In 1864, Grant was made lieutenant general commanding all the armies of the U.S. Grant served as president from 1869-1877. Southern reconstruction was one of the major issues of Grant's presidency. He occasionally encouraged the process with the force of federal troops. Although Grant is considered to have been honest himself, he was surrounded by dishonest men, causing his administration to be marred with scandal. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: Om3225_3832051_001
Subjects: Architecture; Presidents and Politics; Houses; Churches; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Presidents
Places: Point Pleasant (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio)