"Let Us Have Peace."
The final resting place of President Ulysses Simpson Grant and his wife, Julia, is the largest mausoleum in North America. It testifies to a people’s gratitude for the man who ended the bloodiest conflict in American history as Commanding General of the Union Army and then, as President of the United States, strove to heal a nation after a civil war and make rights for all citizens a reality.
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He's not just the man on the fifty dollar bill.
We see him much more than we realize. But how much do we really know about this man who came to America's aid in its greatest time of need?
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How did it get there?
The construction of Grant's Tomb was funded by individual citizens. This story is captured in a video entitled 'Building Grant's Tomb'.
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As magnificent in photos as it is in person.
The mausoleum for Ulysseus S. Grant and his wife Julia is a fine example of Neo-classic architecture that has been the subject of many photographs.
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Did You Know?
Ulysses Grant narrowly missed Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Mr. and Mrs. Grant were invited to Ford Theater with President and Mrs. Lincoln. However, he and his wife decided to travel to New Jersey to visit their children instead. Had Grant attended, he may have been a target as well.