Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, 19th Century vintage outdoor 1861-1897 — a portrait of

1861-1897 — a portrait of the Mississippi minister who

1896 preserves the thunderclap that vaulted William Jennings Bryan onto the Democratic ticket — the Cross of Gold oration set in cold type

1881 — a presidential portrait of the New York customs man elevated by Garfield's bullet

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The face of a man who held the Union together by clauses and concessions

Lieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, 19th Century vintage outdoor 1861-1897 — a portrait ofLieut. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, 19th Century a portrait of the Union's quiet butcher, rendered with the three stars he wore as the first lieutenant general since Washington. The likeness carries the weight of a man who fought by arithmetic, willing to spend what the ledger demanded to end the war. About the Source Bella Frye sources artifacts from the great American historical archive the Library of Congress, the National Archives, regional historical