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Pres. of Grant Library Argues for Grant Promotion to General of the Armies

Anne Marshall, Executive Director of the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library and Associate Professor of History at Mississippi State University, wrote an essay recently arguing…

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Ohio Creates Ulysses S. Grant Day April 27

April 27 will henceforth be celebrated as Ulysses S. Grant Day in  Ohio.  Legislation passed in Grant’s Bicentennial year of 2022 and was signed into…

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Holiday Candlelight Open House and Concert at Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site Near St. Louis, Mo.

A Holiday Candlelight Open House and Concert will be held at the Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site near St Louis on Sunday, December 18,…

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Lincoln, Grant, Buchanan & Johnson Silver Presidential Medals to be Issued by Mint in 2023

The United States Mint has announced that it will be issuing Silver Presidential Medals commemoration the Civil War and Reconstruction presidents in 2023. Here is…

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Podcast: Gary Gallagher on Bruce Catton’s Army of the Potomac Trilogy With Chris Mackowski

Gary Gallagher was interviewed this week by Chris Mackowski of Emerging Civil War about Bruce Catton’s iconic Army of the Potomac Trilogy. Bruce Catton was…

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Pilot Knob State Historic Site Hosts Exhibit on Ulysses S. Grant in Nov. 2022 for Grant Bicentennial

Pilot Knob State Historic Site is hosting a  travelling exhibit on weekends this November on Ulysses S. Grant. Here is information on the exhibit from…

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October 17, 1871 Pres. Grant Suspended the Writ of Habeas Corpus in Part of South Carolina

On October 17, 1871, President Ulysses S. Grant suspended Habeas Corpus in nine counties in South Carolina. Over the previous year the Ku Klux Klan…

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New Podcast Tells the Story of Grant’s Vice President Radical Republican Henry Wilson

A new podcast called Henry Wilson and the Civil War is out focusing on Ulysses S. Grant’s Vice President Henry Wilson. The Massachusetts politician was…

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Video: Chris Mackowski of Emerging Civil War Talks About “The Myth of Grant’s Silence.”

In this video Chris Mackowski of Emerging Civil War, talks about “The Myth of Grant’s Silence.” The talk was videoed at Grant’s Cottage in the…

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U.S. Grant: Strategy and Statesmanship Symposium October 15, 2022 in Harrisburg, Pa.

The National Museum of the Civil War in Harrisburg is hosting a Symposium on Oct. 15, 2022 on U.S. Grant: Strategy and Statesmanship. The all-day…

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