Ulysses S and Julia Dent Grant Historical Interpreters |
"For nearly thirty-seven years, I ..., his wife, ... rested and was warmed in the sunlight of his loyal love and great fame, ...The light of his glorious fame still reaches out to me, falls upon me, and warms me"
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About twelve years old, Julia declared she would marry a "galliant, brave, dashing, soldier." Ten years later her dream came true.
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Julia thoroughly enjoyed the years she spent in the Executive Mansion, declaring it was the longest time she and her husband had lived together, in one place, their entire marriage.
JULIA
How could the daughter of a plantation owner, who owned slaves, marry the son of a staunch abolitionist? Hear Julia tell the story of her unlikely union with the most admired man of the 19th century. Featured speaker at teas and various social gatherings.
For more information or to schedule a program, contact Scott Whitney, U.S. Grant interpreter at:
14592 Edwardsville Road
Winnebago, Illinois 61088
815-247-8702
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