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Ulysses Grant in gold rush California

Posted on June 11, 2011 by John Putnam

Arriving at last in San Francisco after an arduous and deadly trek across Panama, Ulysses S. Grant spent several days in the city where he observed the steamships that arrived every afternoon from Sacramento or Stockton filled with miners, gold … Continue reading →

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Grant’s tragic journey to San Francisco

Posted on June 10, 2011 by John Putnam

In April of 1852 Lt. Ulysses S. Grant and eight companies of the 4th Infantry Regiment assembled with their families on Governor’s Island in New York Harbor. Passage to Panama was secured at the last minute on the SS Ohio, … Continue reading →

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