(Cabinet card, Julia Dent Grant)

Mathew Bradyca. 1869

National Park Service, Museum Management Program
United States

In February 1844, Ulysses S. Grant was invited to the home of his West Point classmate Frederick Dent. There, he met Dent’s sister Julia. Grant returned to White Haven frequently to court Julia, proposing to her that May. The Mexican-American War delayed their wedding by four years.

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Title: (Cabinet card, Julia Dent Grant)
Creator: Mathew Brady
Date Created: ca. 1869
Contributor: Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site, National Park Service
Original Source: National Park Service Ulysses S. Grant and Julia Dent Grant Exhibit
National Park Service Museum Catalog Number: ULSG 8291

National Park Service, Museum Management Program

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