Join us as we take a rare look inside the home of U.S. Grant - Civil War hero and the 18th President of the United States. Located in Galena, Illinois, this house preserves the personal belongings and ...

Ulysses S. Grant was born. U ... For a time after the war, Grant, his wife, and their firstborn son, Fred, enjoyed happiness. But in 1852, when Ulysses was transferred to Fort Vancouver in ...

Before Ulysses S. Grant became the 18th president - He ... Days after the war’s end, President Lincoln invited General Grant and his wife Julia to accompany him to Ford’s Theater.

Ulysses S. Grant continued the American tradition of electing military figures as presidents—those men who led and won key battles in war. Attempting to be apolitical, Grant campaigned on the ...

Now he was moving to work as a clerk in his father's leather-goods store. On that spring day, Grant followed his wife, Julia, and their four children, Frederick, Ulysses, Ellen and Jesse ...

Ulysses S. Grant, who lived here with his wife, family and enslaved workers in the 1850s. A large portion of the original 850-acre estate was sold off to the Busch family and now operates as Grant ...

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic site is the family home of Grant's wife, Julia Dent. Grant, Julia, and their children lived at White Haven for several years. Grant had planned to retire to White ...