Equestrian statue of Ulysses S. Grant
statue in Philadelphia, PA, USA
The equestrian statue of Ulysses S. Grant is a public monument in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Located in Fairmount Park, the monument honors Ulysses S. Grant, who served as a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and later as President of the United States. The monument was designed by Daniel Chester French and Edward Clark Potter and consists of an equestrian statue atop a pedestal. The statue was dedicated in 1899.
History
Background
The son of Jesse Root Grant and Hannah Simpson Grant, Ulysses S. Grant was born in Point Pleasant, Ohio, United States on April 27, 1822. In spring 1839, at the age of 17, Grant enrolled in the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York, graduating several years later in 1843. Several years later, Grant saw action in the Mexican–American War. At the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, Grant, who by this time had pursued a civilian career, returned to military service in the Union Army, where he rose through the ranks as a commander, and in 1864 was promoted to lieutenant general. Grant's military service culminated in Lee's surrender on April 9, 1865, which marked the start of the conclusion of the American Civil War. Following the war, Grant was elected President of the United States in the 1868 United States presidential election, a position he would hold until 1877.
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