'Capt. Grant's Residence in and about St. Louis' illustration   Save
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Description: Illustrations of buildings in and near St. Louis at the time that Ulysses S. Grant lived there. These were published in "A Personal History of Ulysses S. Grant" by Albert Deane Richardson in 1885. The illustrations are: "9th & Barton Sts. 1859," "'Wishtonwish' - Dent Farm. 1856," "Whitehaven - Dent Farm. Mrs. Grant's Birthplace," "7th & Lynch Sts. 1859," and "House Married in: 1848. 4th & Cerre Sts." 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. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL04559
Subjects: Grant, Ulysses S., 1822-1885; Ohio--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Ohio--History, Military; Presidents--United States; Houses
Places: St. Louis (Missouri)