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Julia Boggs Dent Grant (January 26, 1826 – December 14, 1902), wife of Ulysses S. Grant, was First Lady of the United States from 1869 to 1877. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (602x722, 70 KB) http://hdl. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (602x722, 70 KB) http://hdl. ... January 26 is the 26th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The oldest surviving photograph, NicÃ©phore NiÃ©pce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... December 14 is the 348th day of the year (349th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1902 (MCMII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Ulysses S. Grant[2] (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822 â€“ July 23, 1885) was an American general and the 18th President of the United States (1869â€“1877). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Background

Daughter of Frederick and Ellen Wrenshall Dent, and a direct descendant of Thomas Dent, Sr., Julia Boggs Dent was born and raised at the White Haven slave plantation near St. Louis, Missouri. In memoirs prepared late in life–unpublished until 1975 – she pictured her girlhood as an idyll: "one long summer of sunshine, flowers, and smiles ........" Dent Family Coat of Arms Col. ... Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site was established in 1990 and made part of the National Park Service. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

Education

She attended the Misses Mauros' boarding school in St. Louis for seven years among the daughters of other affluent parents. A social favorite in that circle, she met "Ulys" at her home, where her family welcomed him as a West Point classmate of her brother Frederick; soon she felt lonely without him, dreamed of him, and agreed to wear his West Point ring. USMA redirects here. ...

Engagement and early marriage to Grant

Julia and Lieutenant Grant became engaged in 1844, but the Mexican-American War deferred the wedding for four long years. Their marriage, often tried by adversity, met every test; they gave each other a life-long loyalty. Like other army wives, "dearest Julia" accompanied her husband to military posts, to pass uneventful days at distant garrisons. Then she returned to his parents' home in 1852 when he was ordered West. Combatants United States Mexico Commanders Zachary Taylor Winfield Scott Stephen W. Kearney Antonio LÃ³pez de Santa Anna Mariano Arista Pedro de Ampudia JosÃ© MariÃ¡ Flores Strength 78,790 soldiers 18,000â€“40,000 soldiers Casualties KIA: 1733 Total dead: 13,271 Wounded: 4,152 25,000 killed or wounded... This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling. ...

Ending that separation, Grant resigned his commission two years later. Farming and business ventures at St. Louis failed, and in 1860 he took his family — four children now — back to his home in Galena, Illinois. Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois Counties Jo Daviess Mayor Tom F. Brusch Area - City 9. ...

Civil War

He was working in his father's leather goods store when the Civil War called him to a soldier's duty with his state's volunteers. Throughout the war, Julia joined her husband near the scene of action whenever she could. Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...

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First Lady

After so many years of hardship and stress, she rejoiced in his fame as a victorious general, and she entered the White House in 1869 to begin, in her words, "the happiest period" of her life. With Cabinet wives as her allies, she entertained extensively and lavishly. Contemporaries noted her finery, jewels, and silks and laces. For other uses, see White House (disambiguation). ...

After the Presidency

Upon leaving the White House in 1877, the Grants made a trip around the world that became a journey of triumphs. Julia proudly recalled details of hospitality and magnificent gifts they received. A highlight of the trip was an overnight stay and dinner hosted for them by Queen Victoria at Windsor Castle in England. They also enjoyed a swing through the Far East, being cordially received at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo by the Emperor and Empress of Japan. Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... Windsor castle, a thousand-year-old fortress transformed into a royal palace. ...

In 1884 Grant suffered yet another business failure and they lost all they had. To provide for his wife, Grant wrote his famous personal memoirs, racing with time and death from cancer. The means thus afforded and her widow's pension enabled her to live in comfort, surrounded by children and grandchildren, until her own death in 1902 at age 76.

She had attended in 1897 the dedication of Grant's monumental tomb overlooking the Hudson River in New York City. She was laid to rest in a sarcophagus beside her husband. She had ended her own chronicle of their years together with a firm declaration: the light of his glorious fame still reaches out to me, falls upon me, and warms me. Grants Tomb, circa 1909 Grants tomb 2004 Grants Tomb is a mausoleum containing the bodies of Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885), an American Civil War General and the 18th President of the United States, and his wife, Julia Dent Grant (1826-1902). ... New York, New York and NYC redirect here. ...

Trivia

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Angelica Van Buren Angelica Singleton Van Buren (February 13, 1818 â€“ December 29, 1877) was the daughter-in-law of 8th United States President Martin Van Buren. ... Anna Tuthill Symmes Harrison (1775 - 1864), wife of President William Henry Harrison and the grandmother of President Benjamin Harrison, was nominally First Lady of the United States during her husbands one-month term in 1841, but she never entered the White House. ... Jane Irwin Harrison, who married William Henry Harrison Jr, was the daughter-in-law of William Henry Harrison, ninth President of the United States; she acted as his official hostess during his brief tenure in office, a month in 1841. ... Letitia Christian Tyler (November 12, 1790 - September 10, 1842), first wife of John Tyler, was First Lady of the United States from 1841 until her death. ... Elizabeth Priscilla Cooper Tyler (June 14, 1816 - December 29, 1889) was the daughter in law of John Tyler, the tenth President of the United States. ... 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