General Grant and Family Currier and Ives Original Lithograph.

[GRANT, Ulysses S.].

Item Number: 135033

New York: Currier and Ives, 1867.

Original Currier and Ives lithograph of Civil War General Ulysses S. Grant with his wife Julia and children Jesse, Ulysses Jr., Frederick, and Ellen. Currier and Ives was a New York City printmaking business that operated between 1835 and 1907. Founded by Nathaniel Currier, the company designed and sold hand-painted lithographic works based on news events, views of popular culture and Americana. Framed.

Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th President of the United States (1869–77). As Commanding General of the United States Army (1864–69), Grant worked closely with President Abraham Lincoln to lead the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy in the Civil War. He implemented Congressional Reconstruction, often at odds with Lincoln's successor, Andrew Johnson. Twice elected president, Grant led the Republicans in their effort to remove the vestiges of Confederate nationalism and slavery, protect African-American citizenship, and supported unbridled nationwide industrial expansionism during the Gilded Age.