General Ulysses S Grant, American soldier and politician mb-code 42-52216227 'Knives Combs or Ink-horns'

'Knives Combs or Ink-horns'

The image is a satire on the lavishness of civic hospitality

'The Westminster canvass'

Interior view of the Jerusalem Chamber in Westminster Abbey

General Ulysses S Grant, American soldier and politician mb-code 42-52216227 'Knives Combs or Ink-horns'General Ulysses S Grant, American soldier and politician, c1860s (1955). Grant leaning over the shoulder of General George Meade. Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822 1885) commanded the Union (northern) army in the American Civil War from March 1864, leading it to final victory the following year. He was elected the 18th President of the United States in 1869, holding office until 1877. A print from Mathew Brady Historian with a Camera by James D Horan,