Contributor
Frank and Virginia Williams
Description
This is a black and white illustration of Ulysses S. Grant, Commanding General who led the Union Army to victory in the American Civil War in 1865 and served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. Grant is depicted as wearing a dark military uniform and standing with his right hand in his pocket and his left hand holding the edge of his coat. His coat has shoulder boards on each shoulder and is unbuttoned to reveal a dark, buttoned vest. Grant's signature is depicted beneath the illustration. This illustration is from volume five of Abraham Lincoln : A History by John G. Nicolay and John Hay.
Publication Date
1890
Rights
Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.
Publisher
New York : The Century Co
Time Period
1890-1899
Subjects
Grant, Ulysses S., 1822 –1885
Object Type
image
Format (original)
illustration
Format (digital)
JPG
Digital ID
FVW_NH_V5_U.S.Grant_001
Source
Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana, Nicolay and Hay’s Abraham Lincoln, Volume 49
Repository
The Frank and Virginia Williams Collection of Lincolniana
Digital Publisher
Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)
Contact Information
For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.
Recommended Citation
"Illustration, Ulysses S. Grant" (1890). Images. 272.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/fvw-manuscripts-nicolay-and-hay-images/272