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)
 

Description: A view of the crowd at the dedication of Grant's Cabin, Point Pleasant, Ohio, on October 4, 1936. The crowd is seen from the back. Point Pleasant was the birthplace of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885). The cabin was removed from its foundation in Point Pleasant in 1888 and placed aboard a boat for exhibition in Cincinnati. Afterwards it was moved to Goodale Park (Columbus, Ohio) 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. It has been restored with period furniture and opened to tours. Grant Birthplace is located at 1551 State Rt 232, in Point Pleasant, in Clermont County, just off of U.S. Route 52, about five miles east of New Richmond. Ulysses Simpson Grant was an American military leader and the eighteenth president of the United States. He was born Hiram Ulysses Grant on April 27, 1822, in Point Pleasant. In 1823 his family moved to Georgetown, Ohio, where Grant lived until he received an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point in 1839. A West Point roster mistakenly listed his name as Ulysses Simpson. He was known as Ulysses S. Grant for the rest of his life. He 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, Illinois, and later accepted command of the 21st Illinois Regiment. In August 1861 President Abraham 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. He died in 1885 in MacGregor, New York. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05770
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Historic preservation; Historic sites Ohio; Point Pleasant (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Birthplaces
Places: Point Pleasant (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio)
 

Description: This photographic postcard features a color image of Ulysses Grant's birthplace, located in Point Pleasant, Ohio. The wood cabin, painted white, has two windows on either side of the front door. A tall brick chimney, also white, stands on the cabin's right side. A white fence extends along the front of the cabin, and a stone walkway leads to the front steps. A sign identifying the site is located on the lawn. The cabin was removed from its foundation in Point Pleasant in 1888 and placed aboard a boat for exhibition in Cincinnati. Afterwards it was moved to Goodale Park (Columbus, Ohio) as part of the Northwest Territory centennial. During the 1890s the cabin was returned to the fairgrounds in Columbus. It remained there until 1936, when the Ohio Historical Society, under a legislative order, returned it to its original site in Point Pleasant, Ohio. The dismantling of the badly deteriorated cabin for relocation occurred in February 1936 at the Columbus Fairgrounds. The cabin was restored with period furniture and opened to public tours. The Grant Birthplace memorial is located at 1551 State Rt 232, in Point Pleasant (Clermont County), just off of U.S. Route 52, about five miles east of New Richmond. Ulysses Simpson Grant was an American military leader and the eighteenth president of the United States. He 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, President Abraham Lincoln made Grant brigadier general of volunteers. In 1864 Grant became lieutenant general commanding all the armies of the U.S. He served as U.S. president from 1869-1877. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05762
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Historic preservation; Historic sites Ohio; Point Pleasant (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Photographic postcards; Birthplaces
Places: Point Pleasant (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio)
 

Description: Four photographs depict celebrations that took place on April 26, 1942 in Point Pleasant, Ohio commemorating Ulysses S. Grant's birthday. Grant was born in Point Pleasant on April 27, 1822 and died July 23, 1885. The first photograph shows Boy Scouts marching past Grant's birthplace. The second photograph is taken up the hill, in front of the Grant Memorial Church. The third and final images show band members and scouts marching back down the hill past the birthplace. The photographs measure 8" by 10" (20.32 by 25.4 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: Om3223_3832087_001
Subjects: Presidents and Politics; Religion in Ohio; Arts and Entertainment; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Presidents; Celebrations; Boy Scouts of America; Churches; Automobiles; Bands
Places: Point Pleasant (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio)
 

Description: An unidentified man wearing a hat and smoking a pipe is holding a piece of termite-damaged wood taken from the cabin where Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. The cabin was removed from its foundation in Point Pleasant in 1888 and placed aboard a boat for exhibition in Cincinnati. Afterwards it was moved to Goodale Park (Columbus, Ohio) as part of the Northwest Territory centennial. During the 1890s the cabin was returned to the fairgrounds in Columbus. It remained there until 1936, when the Ohio Historical Society, under a legislative order, returned it to its original site in Point Pleasant, Ohio. The dismantling of the badly deteriorated cabin for relocation occurred in February 1936 at the Columbus Fairgrounds. The cabin was restored with period furniture and opened to public tours. The Grant Birthplace memorial is located at 1551 State Rt 232, in Point Pleasant (Clermont County), just off of U.S. Route 52, about five miles east of New Richmond. Ulysses Simpson Grant was an American military leader and the eighteenth president of the United States. He 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, President Abraham Lincoln made Grant brigadier general of volunteers. In 1864 Grant became lieutenant general commanding all the armies of the U.S. He served as U.S. president from 1869-1877. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05773
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Historic sites Ohio; Point Pleasant (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Birthplaces
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin 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: Three 5" by 7" (12.7 by 17.8 cm) photographs show the cabin in which President Ulysses S. Grant was born. They were taken on February 24, 1936, the day the cabin was removed from the Ohio State Fairgrounds in Columbus. The first photograph shows workers dismantling the cabin. The second shows portions of the cabin being loaded onto trucks and the third shows the trucks ready to depart. The small frame cabin in which Grant was born in 1822 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. 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: Om3224_3832105_001
Subjects: Architecture; Transportation; Presidents and Politics; Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Presidents; Trucks; Houses; Construction
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio); Point Pleasant (Ohio); Clermont County (Ohio)
 

Description: A truss from the Grant Cabin, then located at the State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio. U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was born in this cabin in Point Pleasant, Ohio. The cabin was removed from its foundation in Point Pleasant in 1888 and placed aboard a boat for exhibition in Cincinnati. Afterwards it was moved to Goodale Park (Columbus, Ohio) as part of the Northwest Territory centennial. During the 1890s the cabin was returned to the fairgrounds in Columbus. It remained there until 1936, when the Ohio Historical Society, under a legislative order, returned it to its original site in Point Pleasant. The cabin, in poor condition, was dismantled in February 1936 before relocation. It has been restored with period furniture and opened for public tours. The Grant Birthplace memorial is located at 1551 State Rt 232, Point Pleasant, in Clermont County, just off of U.S. Route 52, about five miles east of New Richmond. Ulysses Simpson Grant was an American military leader and the eighteenth president of the United States. He 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 (Illinois) and later accepted command of the 21st Illinois Regiment. In August 1861, President Abraham Lincoln made Grant brigadier general of volunteers. In 1864 Grant became lieutenant general commanding all the armies of the U.S. He served as U.S. president from 1869-1877. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05774
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Historic preservation; Historic sites Ohio; Point Pleasant (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Birthplaces
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Moving Grant's Cabin, Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio, 1936. Three unidentified men dressed in work clothes are carrying a section of what appears to be wooden slats. In the background is a truck loaded with what could be other sections from the cabin. U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was born in this cabin in Point Pleasant, Ohio. The cabin was removed from its foundation in Point Pleasant in 1888 and placed aboard a boat for exhibition in Cincinnati. Afterwards it was moved to Goodale Park (Columbus, Ohio) as part of the Northwest Territory centennial. During the 1890s the cabin was returned to the fairgrounds in Columbus. It remained there until 1936, when the Ohio Historical Society, under a legislative order, returned it to its original site in Point Pleasant. The cabin, in poor condition, was dismantled and relocated in February 1936. It has been restored with period furniture and opened to public tours. The Grant Birthplace memorial is located at 1551 State Rt 232, in Point Pleasant (Clermont County), just off of U.S. Route 52, about five miles east of New Richmond. Grant was an American military leader and the eighteenth president of the United States. He 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 (Illinois) and later accepted command of the 21st Illinois Regiment. In August 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Grant brigadier general of volunteers. In 1864 Grant became lieutenant general commanding all the armies of the U.S. He served as president from 1869-1877. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05775
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Historic preservation; Historic sites Ohio; Point Pleasant (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Birthplaces
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two unidentified men are working on a truss inside Grant's Cabin at the Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, in 1936. One man in overalls is standing near the apex of the truss; the second man is below him and to the side. U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was born in this cabin in Point Pleasant, Ohio. The cabin was removed from its foundation in Point Pleasant in 1888 and placed aboard a boat for exhibition in Cincinnati. Afterwards it was moved to Goodale Park (Columbus, Ohio) as part of the Northwest Territory centennial. During the 1890s the cabin was returned to the fairgrounds in Columbus. It remained there until 1936, when the Ohio Historical Society, under a legislative order, returned it to its original site in Point Pleasant. The cabin, in poor condition, was dismantled and relocated in February 1936. It has been restored with period furniture and opened for public tours. The Grant Birthplace memorial is located at 1551 State Rt 232, in Point Pleasant (Clermont County), just off of U.S. Route 52, about five miles east of New Richmond. Grant was an American military leader and the eighteenth president of the United States. He 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 (Illinois) and later accepted command of the 21st Illinois Regiment. In August 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Grant brigadier general of volunteers. In 1864 Grant became lieutenant general commanding all the armies of the U.S. He served as president from 1869-1877. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05776
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Historic preservation; Historic sites Ohio; Point Pleasant (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Birthplaces
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: The photo documents the condition of Grant's Cabin , then located at Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, 1936. The floor is littered with broken beams and fragments of wood. Two unidentified figures (heads cropped out of the photo) stand in the middle of the photo. U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was born in this cabin in Point Pleasant, Ohio. In 1888 the cabin was removed from its foundation in Point Pleasant and placed aboard a boat for exhibition in Cincinnati. Afterwards it was moved to Goodale Park (Columbus, Ohio) as part of the Northwest Territory centennial. During the 1890s the cabin was returned to the fairgrounds in Columbus. It remained there until 1936, when the Ohio Historical Society, under a legislative order, returned it to its original site in Point Pleasant. The cabin, in poor condition, was dismantled and relocated in February 1936. It has been restored with period furniture and opened for public tours. Grant Birthplace is located at 1551 State Rt 232, in Point Pleasant (Clermont County), just off of U.S. Route 52, about five miles east of New Richmond. Grant was an American military leader and the eighteenth president of the United States. He 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 (Illinois) and later accepted command of the 21st Illinois Regiment. In August 1861, President Abraham Lincoln appointed Grant brigadier general of volunteers. In 1864 Grant became lieutenant general commanding all the armies of the U.S. He served as president from 1869-1877. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05778
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Historic preservation; Historic sites Ohio; Point Pleasant (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Birthplaces
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Moving Grant's Cabin, Ohio State Fairgrounds, Columbus, Ohio, February 1936. A group of unidentified men are loading a truss section from the cabin where U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio. The cabin was removed from its foundation in Point Pleasant in 1888 and placed aboard a boat for exhibition in Cincinnati. Afterwards it was moved to Goodale Park (Columbus, Ohio) as part of the Northwest Territory centennial. During the 1890s the cabin was returned to the fairgrounds in Columbus. It remained there until 1936, when the Ohio Historical Society, under a legislative order, returned it to its original site in Point Pleasant. The cabin, in poor condition, was dismantled in February 1936. It has been restored with period furniture and opened to public tours. Grant Birthplace is located at 1551 State Rt 232, in Point Pleasant, in Clermont County, just off of U.S. Route 52, about five miles east of New Richmond. Ulysses Simpson Grant was an American military leader and the eighteenth president of the United States. He 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 (Illinois) and later accepted command of the 21st Illinois Regiment. In August 1861, President Abraham Lincoln made Grant brigadier general of volunteers. In 1864 Grant became lieutenant general commanding all the armies of the U.S. He served as president from 1869-1877. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL05791
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Historic preservation; Historic sites Ohio; Point Pleasant (Ohio); Ohio History--Presidents and Politics; Birthplaces
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)