Two people dressed as Ulysses S. and Julia Grant.

General Grant Death Commemoration

General Grant National Memorial

Special Event
  • Jul 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM
  • Free

Join us for our annual General Grant Death Commemoration weekend event Saturday, July 20th and Sunday, July 21st! On Saturday at 1:00 pm, enjoy a performance and Q&A with General Grant living historian Dr. Curt Fields at the General Grant Visitor Center, located across the street from the mausoleum. Visitors to the mausoleum will receive a white rose from Julia Grant living historian Lena Moody to place around the crypt viewing platform, as Julia would do traditionally on the anniversary of her husband's death.

Fees

This event is free to attend.

Location

A General Grant living historian will be giving a presentation starting at 1:00 pm at the visitor center, located across the street from the mausoleum. A Julia Grant impersonator will hand out white roses to mausoleum visitors to lay around the crypt viewing platform.

Latitude and Longitude 41.000000, -74.000000

Schedule

Date:

Jul 20, 2024

Time:

1:00 PM

Duration:

3 hours and 30 minutes

Event Type

  • Living History
  • Talk
Tags: general grant national memorial, grant's tomb