Ulysses S. Grant was born. U. S ... Grant had been diagnosed with throat cancer. He died on July 23, 1885, just two months after the book went to press, and was honored with an enormous funeral ...

New York Historical Society. As Ulysses S. Grant's funeral procession made its way through New York City on August 8, 1885, it seemed everyone in the city was watching. Crowds packed every square ...

On page 931 of his 1,074-page biography of Ulysses S. Grant ... Articles published just after Grant’s death, in July 1885, reported that the former president smoked his last cigar on Nov ...

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 ...

The Hayes Home will welcome the premier living history presenter portraying U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant on May 16. Curt Fields, who has portrayed Grant in 22 states, will discuss the successes ...

Perhaps no state did more to advance and propel the career of Ulysses S. Grant than Mississippi. Thus, it stands to reason that his memoirs are housed at Mississippi State – one of only six ...

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 had planned to retire to White Haven, and in fact, retained ownership of the property until his death in 1885. Make a ...