Ulysses S. Grant Autograph.

GRANT, Ulysses S.

Item Number: 96160

Autograph of President Ulysses S. Grant on a card to which is affixed a small portrait of him. Signed and dated by Grant, “U.S. Grant Apr. 6th 1884.” The card measures 5 inches by 2.5 inches. Double-matted and framed with a large contemporary photograph of Grant and a plaque. The entire piece measures 21.75 inches by 17 inches. In fine condition. A very attractive piece.

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.