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	Julia Grant - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Julia Grant, photo taken in 1876, when she was mistress of the White House
		Julia Dent Grant (January 26, 1826 – December 14, 1902), wife of Ulysses S. Grant, was First Lady of the United States from 1869 to 1877.
		Daughter of Frederick and Ellen Wrenshall Dent, Julia Boggs Dent born and rasied at the White Haven plantation near St.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Julia_Dent_Grant (511 words)

	American Experience \| Ulysses S. Grant \| People & Events \| Julia Dent Grant, 1826-1902
		Born in 1826, Julia was one of seven children born to Frederick and Ellen Wrenshall Dent.
		While Julia probably enjoyed a pleasant childhood, she tended to depict it as perfect, ignoring the fact that her mother disliked living on a farm.
		Julia Grant died in Washington on December 14, 1902, at the age of 76.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/amex/grant/peopleevents/p_jgrant.html (950 words)

	GMA - Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Bush's message praised Julia Grant as a "dedicated mother, devoted wife, and goodwill ambassador for the United States" who "continued to be active in the life of her country" after her husband's death.
		Adams is currently writing a biography of Julia Grant and spoke to the crowd gathered about her subject's journey from a St. Louis area plantation to the White House to a storied tour around the world, where Mrs.
		Grant and her husband -- a performance on a hammered dulcimer of the period song When You and I Were Young Maggie.
	www.grantstomb.org /jdgceleb.html (493 words)

	Ulysses S. Grant and Julia Dent Grant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Julia's father, irritable as ever, was opposed to the union, but Grant's ardent devotion gradually wore down the old codger.
		Julia was the more self-reliant of the two and their separations didn't unhinge her, as they did Grant.
		Grant's illness and death devastated Julia and she was prostrate with grief: "He, my beloved, my all, passed away and I was alone, alone." She wore mourning for the rest of her life and became emotional when veterans offered anecdotes of her husband.
	www.mscomm.com /~ulysses/page9.html (1036 words)

	Obituary of Frederick Dent Grant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Frederick Dent Grant, soldier and U. minister, was born in St. Louis, Mo., May 30, 1850, son of Ulysses S. and Julia (Dent) grant.
		Grant, his son, Fred, was his constant companion and aided in the compilation and preparation of his autobiography.
		The elder Grant was one of the big figures of this country's history, ranking with the greatest military leaders of all time.
	www.lib.siu.edu /projects/usgrant/fdg-obit.html (1525 words)

	Julia Dent Grant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		General Grant National Memorial Official NPS website for the Manhattan site that includes the tomb of General Ulysses S. Grant and his wife, Julia Dent Grant.
		Dent Area Map Shows where Dent is in relation to Detroit Lakes, Fergus Falls, and surrounding communities.
		Julia Child, Tipping Our Toques to the True Master Article on the TV chef and a few tips from Julia Child herself.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Julia_Dent_Grant.html (497 words)

	Julia Dent Grant tent # 16 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Julia Dent Grant, wife of Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the United States, was born in St. Louis, MO. on January 26, 1826; the daughter of Frederick and Ellen Wrenshall Dent.
		Grant was subjected as the wife of a lieutenant in the army in the forties and fifties, she bore herself with much loyalty to her husband and children, her devotion being one of her most striking characteristics.
		Grant was universally admired for her simplicity of her manner and sincerity of her greetings.
	www.duvcw.org /mo/tent16.htm (423 words)

	The Very Best Books : The Personal Memoirs of Julia Dent Grant (Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Sadly Julia Dent Grant is little remembered in history today and in her lifetime this remarkable and bright woman placed herself so dutifully in the shadow of her great husband that even in her own time she was not given her proper due.
		Grant's remembrances of her life and half-century marriage to the President cover her happy childhood in Missouri, the early years in the Grant household, her husband's time as a career soldier and later a struggling businessman in Illinois, and take us into the Civil War years as no one else ever has before.
		Julia Grant's memoir is an unusually frank and entertaining visit with her unique, delightfully engaging personality--she was a far cry from the rather sour-looking, unprepossessing image one gets from her photographs.
	www.elise.com /store/Reviews/ItemId/0809314436 (1021 words)

	JULIA DENT GRANT: "FAIR, FAT, AND FORTY" PART I (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Julia Boggs Dent was born on January 26, 1826 at White Haven Plantation west of St. Louis.
		Julia attended private school where she was an average student, excelling in art and music.
		Julia felt it unsafe to cross the bridge, but Grant assured her the bridge was safe.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/presidents_and_first_ladies/65462 (708 words)

	Julia Boggs Dent Grant biography
		FAMILY BACKGROUND: Julia Dent Grant was the fifth of eight children (four boys and four girls) born to "Colonel" Frederick Dent, a successful St. Louis plantation owner, and Ellen Bray Wrenshall Dent of Pittsburgh, at White Haven, a typical Southern estate.
		Julia was extremely devoted to her husband and family, and he to them.
		Julia's father gave them land to build a house and farm; they called it "Hardscrabble." They didn't have much success farming, and the Panic of 1857 financially ruined it.
	www.lkwdpl.org /wihohio/gran-jul.htm (1909 words)

	Ulysses S. Grant Papers (Library of Congress)
		Correspondence belonging to Julia Dent Grant in the file includes letters of condolence on Grant's death, several personal letters from Varina Davis, and correspondence with Chinese and Japanese diplomats whom the Grant's had met during their travels in 1877-1879.
		Grant's military service after the war as commanding general of the army and as interim secretary of war under President Andrew Johnson is also represented in the file.
		Grant and his staff received letters from a variety of correspondents, including commanders of military departments, members of Congress, governors and other state officials, college and university professors, businessmen, and private citizens.
	www.loc.gov /rr/mss/text/grant.html (2504 words)

	Ulyssess S. Grant
		Grant, an educated and experienced soldier, was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point.
		Grant's bravery in battle and ability to follow through with any decision helped him move quickly up the ranks in the Union army.
		Today, Grant is buried next to his wife, Julia Dent Grant, in a tomb near the Hudson River in New York City.
	www.harcourtschool.com /activity/biographies/grant (353 words)

	First Ladies' Biographical Information
		Julia was staying with her in-laws in Ohio at the time, while her husband was serving in the army on the Pacific Coast.
		Julia Grant fueled the rumor mill with a story that she helped her husband in the Fiske-Gould attempt to corner the gold market.
		If for no other reason, Julia Grant was unique in that no one enjoyed their stay in the White House as much as she did, received as little censure as she did, or left it as sadly as she did.
	www.firstladies.org /biographies/firstladies.aspx?biography=19 (1568 words)

	Untitled (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Julia Grant actively sought to be the leader of Washington society, and she succeeded completely.
		Olivia wrote of Julia that she was “fair, fat and forty, much like any other sensible woman who had been lifted from the ranks of the people to such an exalted position.” When Julia accidentally took the wrong seat at a public ceremony, Olivia made sure the readers learned all about the mistake.
		Julia, self-confident, posed for pictures with her usual good nature, but always tried to make sure she was photographed from the side.
	www.suite101.com /print_article.cfm/4996/65462 (1082 words)

	JULIA DENT GRANT: "FAIR, FAT AND FORTY" PART II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The social highlight of the Grant Administration was the marriage of eighteen-year-old Nellie to the wealthy British nephew of the famous actress Fanny Kemble.
		Julia realized that it was odd for the entire Cabinet to appear without an appointment, and waited for the meeting to end to learn of the purpose for the meeting.
		Julia demanded that the messenger be recalled, but Grant told her that was why he had taken his time to light the cigar, so the letter could not be recalled.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/4996/65463 (573 words)

	American President (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Julia believed that the position of First Lady should command the same dignity and honors accorded wives of foreign leaders and was frustrated when the role was not publicly acknowledged.
		She supported the congressional reprimand of her husband for expelling Jewish traders from Tennessee, believing Grant's actions unjust and simply "obnoxious." Though Julia seemed to believe that fls were not fully equal to whites, she refused to lend any support to white supremacists, including her brother Louis Dent.
		Julia Grant was devastated to discover in 1876 that her husband had declined to run for a third term.
	www.americanpresident.org /history/ulyssessgrant/firstlady (1005 words)

	White House Historical Association > The White House Christmas Ornament
		Grant replied, "No terms except an unconditional and immediate surrender can be accepted." At Shiloh in April, Grant, now a two-star general, waged one of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War.
		Grant's father, an ardent southerner, moved in, and the president's father was also there for a short time, spending his days seeking lucrative government contracts for his leather business.
		Grant, their extended family, and guests proceeded to the East Room to dance and to indulge in social conversation.
	www.whitehousehistory.org /01/subs/01_b_2003.html (1598 words)

	Student's Guide to Grant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Grant was a quiet, unassuming 39 year old West Point graduate who had the persistence and strength of character to get the job done.
		Grant had the ability to inspire and lead men, excite the enthusiasm of the northern citizens, win battles, and ultimately save the Union.
		Grant was truly a great man who suffers yet today from unfair and inaccurate characterizations of him.
	www.css.edu /usgrant/student.html (225 words)

	General Grant National Memorial (National Park Service) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Grant's tenacity and boldness led to victories in the Battles of Vicksburg and Chattanooga and Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox, scenes depicted by mosaics in the tomb.
		A grateful nation twice elected Grant to serve as President of the United States, from 1869 to 1877.
		Ulysses S. Grant died of throat cancer on July 23, 1885 in Mount McGregor, New York, and was laid to rest in New York City on August 8th.
	www.nps.gov /gegr (235 words)

	Biolgraphies of JULIA DENT GRANT
		She was the sister of one of Grant's West Point classmates and she was strongly cross eyed.
		Colonel Dent objected to Grant because he thought his delicately reared daughter was not suited to the life of an army wife.
		Julia Grant greatly enjoyed her husband's two terms as President.
	www.multied.com /Bio/ladies/grant.html (270 words)

	Book Review: The Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant: 120th Anniversary (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Grant, suffering from painful throat cancer, spent his last years of his life scrawling, writing and producing a military biography that is unique and is considered a masterpiece of, not only American history, but of American literature.
		Grant never survived to see the publication of his memoirs (the first volume appeared in 1885 and the second was published in 1886.) They were available by subscription for a little over $5.00, a significant sum in 1885.
		What attracts readers to Grant was that he was a mediocre student in West Point; he struggled with the demons of alcoholism that cost him his commission in 1854; as a teen, he was shy and had better relationships with horses than with people; Grant failed as a farmer and businessman.
	www.dcmilitary.com /marines/hendersonhall/10_33/entertainment/36572-1.html (1031 words)

	Ulysses S. Grant at the age of 23 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Grant was a 23-year-old second Lieutenant and was about to be sent South for the Mexican War.
		ulia Grant, the widow of General Grant, was shown this photo in 1895 by a reporter for the New York Ledger.
		She said, "This is how my Lieutenant looked as I first saw him." Julia and Grant met in the Spring of 1844, at her parents home in St. Louis.
	www.empirenet.com /~ulysses/page32.html (274 words)

	Julia Dent Grant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Grant, "as if I had been married in church, as girls are now, with a great crowd of people to see me. It wasn't the fashion then, by the way, for girls to be married in church.
		Grant is well-preserved and does not appear yet to have reached a stately middle age.
		Grant recalled her husband's family, who were all "quite lovely" to her.
	www.mscomm.com /~ulysses/page181.html (1210 words)

	American President
		Grant was given a job that no one else would take; he was to make a disciplined fighting unit out of a rebellious Illinois volunteer regiment that no one had been able to tame.
		Grant drilled the men nearly to death, led them in several successful attacks against Confederate guerrilla bands, and was promoted to brigadier general.
		Grant was deeply haunted by the failures of his early life, and he was loyal out of all proportion to anyone who had ever been nice to him.
	www.americanpresident.org /history/ulyssessgrant (894 words)

	Julia Grant -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Julia Dent Grant (January 26, 1826 - December 14, 1902), wife of (18th President of the United States; commander of the Union armies in the American Civil War (1822-1885)) Ulysses S. Grant, was (Click link for more info and facts about First Lady of the United States) First Lady of the United States.
		Daughter of Frederick and Ellen Wrenshall Dent, Julia Boggs Dent had grown up on a plantation near (Click link for more info and facts about St. Louis, Missouri) St.
		After so many years of hardship and stress, she rejoiced in his fame as a victorious general, and she entered the (The government building that serves as the residence and office of the President of the United States) White House in 1869 to begin, in her words, "the happiest period" of her life.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/j/ju/julia_grant.htm (533 words)

	Julia Dent Grant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Julia Dent Grant (1826-1902) was the wife of Ulysses S. Grant, who served as president of the United States from 1869 to 1877.
		Grant was born at White Haven, her family's farm near St. Louis, on Jan. 26, 1826.
		Grant, then a United States Army lieutenant, had been a classmate of one of Julia's brothers at the U.S. Military Academy.
	www.worldbook.com /features/presidents/html/grant_julia.htm (197 words)

	JULIA GRANT
		Grant, a first lieutenant was stationed at Jefferson Barracks, near White Haven, so he was able to spend much of his time with her.
		Julia endured hard times, not being accepted by Grant's family in the beginning although she learned to get along, and the years of poverty after Grant resigned from the Army, over a drinking incident, and being unable to find civilian work.
		Julia was so devastated by his death that she was unable to attend his funeral.
	www.aboutfamouspeople.com /article1066.html (575 words)

	A Moment in Time: Julia Dent Grant
		Dent offered his younger daughter, Nelly, but Grant said, "But I don't want Nelly, I want Julia." Grant's frankness pleased the old man and he relented.
		Julia was her husband's most loyal advisor and was often a better judge of people than was the President, but he often had to go his own way, usually with the First Lady's grudging approval.
		Julia Grant died in 1902 at the age of 77.
	ehistory.osu.edu /world/amit/display.cfm?amit_id=1841 (369 words)

	25786. Grant, Julia Dent. The Columbia World of Quotations. 1996 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		And yet, there are certain sorts of work a woman may well do; teaching, being governess, or any taking care of children.
		Julia Dent Grant (1826–1902), First Lady of the United States (1869-1877).
		Grant was then the widow of former United States President Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885).
	www.bartleby.com /66/86/25786.html (113 words)

	Julia Dent Grant (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Daughter of Frederick and Ellen Wrenshall Dent, Julia had grown up on a plantation near St. Louis in a typically Southern atmosphere.
		Julia and her handsome lieutenant became engaged in 1844, but the Mexican War deferred the wedding for four long years.
		Like other army wives,"dearest Julia" accompanied her husband to military posts, to pass uneventful days at distant garrisons.
	clinton2.nara.gov /WH/glimpse/firstladies/html/jg18.html (460 words)

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