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General Ulysses S. Grant Library of Congress Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant was an American hero, the victorious general who saved the Union and the 18th President of the United States. He was also a devoted husband and a loving father. Read more... 
President Ulysses S. Grant Katherine Keetch Timeline For a timeline of Ulysses S. Grant's life, beginning with his birth on April 27, 1822 at Point Pleasant, Ohio, click here. 
Julia Dent Grant, circa 1870 Library of Congress Julia Dent Grant Julia Dent grew up at White Haven. She married Ulysses S. Grant in 1848. Their loving relationship sustained them through times of trial and glory, Learn more about Mrs. Grant's important roles as partner to Ulysses S. Grant, mother to their four children, and First Lady. 
Enslaved African American woman with white child, perhaps the nanny. Library of Congress Slavery at White Haven As many as thirty enslaved African Americans were living and working at White Haven during Col. Frederick Dent's ownership of the property. Learn more about their experiences. Information about the many people associated with the White Haven estate in the nineteenth century is being compiled for future addition to this web page. |
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Did You Know?
Ulysses Grant freed the only slave he is known to have owned, William Jones, in March 1859. It is unclear exactly when or why he acquired Jones from his father-in-law, Colonel Frederick Dent.