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Biography: Lady Julia Boggs-Dent Grant by Emily Hunter Julia Boggs Dent Grant (January 26-1826 - December 14,1902) was the loving wife of Ulysses S. Grant, our 18th president, and served as First Lady from 1869-1877. The daughter of Colonel Frederic Dent and Ellen Wenshall Dent, Julia was born int... More> Book reviews: Grant Speaks, by Ev Ehrlich by Jerry Curtis Civil War history buffs need to buy this book now! It has all the drama and cogency of Grant's "original" memoirs with none of the superannuated dryness of old literature. Ev Ehrlich takes tongue-in-cheek literary license with the life of Grant and ... More>
	Reflections: The most inspirational military leader I know by Jerry Curtis The most inspirational military leader America ever had died in 1885 at age 63 from throat cancer caused by a lifelong cigar smoking habit. He was Ulysses S. Grant, perhaps the most popular military leader of his age and the general whose dogged and... More> Biography: Ulysses Grant by James Harvey Ulysses S. Grant-General, war hero, 18th President of the United States, author, and who graces his own $50 bill- is one of the most colorful and best-loved presidents in American history. The legacy that he has contributed to American history is in... More>
The legacy of Ulysses Grant by Pam Uher Ulysses S. Grant 18th President of the United States 1869-1877 Born: April 27, 1822 Point Pleasant, Ohio Died: July 23, 1885 Mount McGregor, New York Party: Republican Occupation: Soldier Married: Julia Boggs Dent, August 22, 1848 4 children EARLY Y... More> American history: The battle of Cold Harbor by Jerry Curtis The Civil War Battle of Cold Harbor took place nowhere near any harbor, and the weather was not cold. Cold Harbor was a bleak crossroads in Virginia due east of Richmond. Desperate for a breakthrough and to end the war, General Ulysses S. Grant orde... More>
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