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Ulysses S. Grant

Artist
Unknown
Date of Work
late 19th century
Medium
oil paint, canvas
Type
Portrait
Credit
White House Collection/White House Historical Association
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Ulysses S. Grant

This oil on canvas portrait is of President Ulysses S. Grant. He was the 18th President from 1869-1877. Prior to his presidency, Grant served as an officer during the Civil War, rising to the rank of lieutenant general and obtaining command of all Union Armies. He married Julia Dent in 1848 and they had four children together: Frederick, Ulysses, Nellie, and Jesse.