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Join us as we take a rare look inside the home of U.S. Grant - Civil War hero and the 18th President of the United States. Located in Galena, Illinois, this house preserves the personal belongings and ...
He returned home to Galena, IL after the war where he and his wife ... of a few pieces that are noted during the tour. Ulysses S. Grant was an important person in the History of our country ...
After decades in the works, construction of a new home for the Galena & U.S. Grant Museum is finally under way.
In 1991, Tracey Roberts entered the Galena & U.S. Grant Museum for the first time, having just been hired as a curator.
Grant moved to St. Louis, where he failed at several pursuits. Ulysses then moved his family to Galena, Illinois, where he took a job as a clerk in his father's leather goods shop. Shortly after ...
Jesse gave him a job in his leather goods shop in Galena, Illinois. Ulysses S. Grant's amazing success as a general probably surprised Jesse Grant. But he didn't let that stop him from using his ...