Ulysses S. Grant’s ancestors first came to America in 1630 when Englishman Mathew Grant landing in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Grant was always proud of his forebears, but the most important individuals in his life were his parents.
His father Jesse Root Grant (1794-1873) was an ardent abolitionist who spent part of his early years living in the home of the father of the John Brown. His mother Hannah Simpson Grant (1798-1883) came from Pennsylvania parents who were die-hard Jacksonian Democrats. [Read more…] about Ulysses S. Grant: From John Brown to Grant’s Cottage
The dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, on November 19, 1863, is mostly remembered for the short speech that President Abraham Lincoln delivered there that day. At the time, however, most of the public attention went to a much longer, formal oration by Edward Everett, former Massachusetts governor, U.S. Senator and Secretary of State.