Grant's Tomb - General Grant National Memorial

122nd Street and Riverside Drive
New York, NY, 10027
212-666-1640

URL : http://www.nps.gov/gegr

overview : This memorial to Ulysses S. Grant, victorious Union commander of the Civil War, includes the tomb of General Grant and his wife, Julia Dent Grant. A West Point graduate, Grant served in the Mexican War and at various frontier posts, before rapidly rising through the ranks during the Civil War. - Dedicated - April 27, 1897 - Approximately 90,000 people from around the country and the world donated a total of over 0,000 towards construction of his tomb, the largest public fundraising effort ever at that time. - Maintained by the National Parks Service

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