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Birth-Place of Lieut.-Gen. U. S. Grant, Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05111.01.0224 Author/Creator: Place Written: Point Pleasant, Ohio Type: Photograph Date: circa 1861-1865 Pagination: 1 albumen print Height: 30.4 cm, Width: 22 cm Order a Copy

A mounted print of a photograph showing the birthplace of Ulysses S. Grant. Title taken from text on recto. A small white house stands with two trees on either side of it, surrounded by a wooden fence with its gate open. A small boy huddles in the front doorway. There is debris scattered in front of the fence. Also printed on recto: "Entered according to Act of Congress, July 6th, 1864, by Goodwin & Dickinson, in the Clerks Officer of the Southern District of Ohio." "J. G. Rogers, M. D. Family Physician."

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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