Description: Group photograph of Civil War General and United States President Ulysses S. Grant and his family at Mount McGregor, New York, June 19, 1885. This is the only complete photo of the family ever taken, made 35 days before the General's death. In the photo are Col. Fred, Jesse and U.S. Jr., with Mrs. Grant, Mrs. Nellie Sartoris, and the sons' wives and children. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04530
Subjects: Grant Family; Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Presidents' spouses -- United States; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Children
Places: Mount McGregor (New York)
 

Description: Photograph of the room in the home of Civil War General and United States President Ulysses S. Grant where he died, in Mount McGregor, New York, ca. 1885. It is said that Grant slept in these two chairs for months prior to his death. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04534
Subjects: Presidents -- Death and burial; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885
Places: Mount McGregor (New York)
 

Description: Last photograph of Civil War general and United States President Ulysses S. Grant, taken days before his death at his home in Mount McGregor, New York, July 22, 1885. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04542
Subjects: Presidents' spouses--United States; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Women--Suffrage
Places: Mount McGregor (New York)
 

Description: Illustration of the guard of honor for Ulysses S. Grant published in "A Personal History of Ulysses S. Grant" by Albert Deane Richardson in 1885. Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio. During the U. S. Civil War, Grant was promoted to the rank of General and granted command of the Union army by President Abraham Lincoln. After the victory of the Union over the Confederacy, Grant's popularity led to his election as the 18th President of the United States in 1868. Caption reads: "Guard Mount, Camp of Co. E. The Guard of Honor." View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04577
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio--History, Military; Presidents--United States
Places: Mount McGregor (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 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: General Ulysses S. Grant's funeral procession on Broadway, New York, New York, on August 8, 1885. A horse-drawn catafalque bearing the coffin of Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War general and the eighteenth president of the United States, moves down Broadway accompanied by an honor guard. Spectators, many of them holding umbrellas, line the street. Poles strung with wires bisect the image horizontally. The procession stretched for seven miles. Grant died July 23, 1885, in Mount McGregor, New York. In accordance with his wishes, his family selected Riverside Park in New York City as the site of his final resting place. Grant’s remains were interred in a 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: AL05792
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885--Death & burial--New York (State)--New York; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics
Places: New York (New York); New York County (New York)
 

Description: Major General Hancock and staff riding at the head of General Ulysses S. Grant's funeral procession on August 8, 1885. They are passing up Fifth Ave, New York, New York, in front of the horse-drawn catafalque bearing Grant's coffin. Spectators lined the route of the procession, which stretched for seven miles. Grant, Civil War general and eighteenth president of the United States, died July 23, 1885, in Mount McGregor, New York. In accordance with his wishes, his family selected Riverside Park in New York City as the site of his final resting place. Grant’s remains were interred in a 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: AL05797
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885--Death & burial--New York (State)--New York; Ohio History--Presidents and Politics
Places: New York (New York); New York County (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: Illustration of the presentation of Ulysses S. Grant's coffin in New York, published in "A Personal History of Ulysses S. Grant" by Albert Deane Richardson in 1885. President Grant died on July 23, 1885 in Mount McGregor, New York. His body was placed in Grant's Tomb in Riverside Park, New York, New York. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio. During the U. S. Civil War, Grant was promoted to the rank of General and granted command of the Union army by President Abraham Lincoln. After the victory of the Union over the Confederacy, Grant's popularity led to his election as the 18th President of the United States in 1868. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04563
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio--History, Military; Presidents--United States; Presidents--Death and burial;
Places: New York (New York)
 

Description: Illustration of McGregor Cottage published in "A Personal History of Ulysses S. Grant" by Albert Deane Richardson in 1885. Ulysses S. Grant was born Hiram Ulysses Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio. During the U. S. Civil War, Grant was promoted to the rank of General and granted command of the Union army by President Abraham Lincoln. After the victory of the Union over the Confederacy, Grant's popularity led to his election as the 18th President of the United States in 1868. The cottage in McGregor, New York, is where Grant finished his memoirs and passed away due to lung cancer in 1885. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04572
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio--History, Military; Presidents--United States; Houses
Places: Mount McGregor (New York)