Civil War Leaders
Learn more about the Union and Confederate leaders who defined the Civil War era.
Ulysses S. Grant Cottage State Historic Site
Wilton, New York | Here, at the summit of Mt. McGregor, Ulysses S. Grant spent the last weeks of his life completing his memoirs.
President Lincoln's Third State of the Union
Lincoln's third State of the Union address
Julia and Ulysses S. Grant House
Julia and Ulysses S. Grant lived in this house between 1849 and 1850 after being married. Grant, who was an army officer at the time, would go on to...
President James Buchanan's Wheatland
Lancaster, Pennsylvania | The ten-acre Campus of History features the historic grounds and gardens of the historic site, the Louise Arnold Tanger...
U.S. Grant Home State Historic Site
Galena, Illinois | On August 18, 1865, citizens of Galena celebrated the return of Civil War hero Gen. Ulysses S. Grant by presenting him with this...
General Grant National Memorial
New York City, New York | The mausoleum is the final resting place of President Grant and his wife, Julia Dent Grant.
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