Lee had surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant two weeks earlier at Appomattox Court House, but Johnston stayed in the field with almost 90,000 soldiers. The holiday ...

Man Who Torched Car With ‘Napalm’ Outside US Capitol During Carter Memorial Dodges Prison A Virginia man who torched his car with homemade “napalm” outside the US Capitol during President Jimmy Carter ...

U.S. troops fought a prolonged insurgency in Afghanistan for two decades, ending combat operations in 2021. More than 2,300 American service members died, making it the longest war in U.S. history.

Julia and Ulysses Grant's first child, Frederick Dent Grant, is born. Spring 1851-Spring 1852 ... At the same time, a memorial service is held in London's Westminster Abbey.

General Grant National Memorial, also known as Grant’s Tomb, is the final resting place of Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia Grant. Ulysses served as the 18 th President of the United States ...

STARKVILLE — Mississippi State University is home to the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library, a massive collection of correspondence, research notes, artifacts, photographs and memorabilia by ...

The Grant Memorial was only completed by Shrady’s studio assistants Edmond Amateis and Sherry Fry. (Shrady’s pendant equestrian statue in Charlottesville of Robert E. Lee, completed by Leo Lentelli in ...

The disturbing incident unfolded in front of the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial just before 5:30 p.m. – at the same time Trump, 78, was arriving at the Capitol Building.

WASHINGTON (7News) — A Virginia man tried to start a fire on top of a car near the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial Wednesday afternoon, according to U.S. Capitol Police (USCP). He lit a bag filled ...