Reminiscence, 1879-1880.

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Reminiscence, 1879-1880.

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Crowder describes various points at which he saw or met Ulysses S. Grant, mostly in 1879-1880 when Crowder was trying to get Grant to dedicate Merriam Park in Merriam, Kansas, which Grant did on July 3, 1880.

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library

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Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885

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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio-died July 23, 1885, Wilton, New York) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who worked with the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction to protect African Americans, created the Justice Department, and reestablish the public credit. Promoted lieutenant-general, in 1864, Grant led the Union Army in winning the American Civ...

Crowder, Thomas J., 1835-1911.

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Crowder, a native of Springfield, Illinois, was a Methodist minister but held several other jobs in Kansas and Illinois. He was active in the Illinois State Historical Society. From the description of Reminiscence, 1879-1880. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 145746023 ...