‘Dedication of Grant’s Tomb – West Point Cadets in Clouds of Dust’
Griffith & Griffith
1897
‘Gen. U.S Grant’s Tomb, Riverside, New York City, U.S.A’
Keystone View Company
1898
This enormous mausoleum, the largest tomb in America, houses the remains of former U.S. President and Civil War General Ulysses Grant. Work began in 1891 at Morningside Heights in Manhattan and the mausoleum was completed in April 1897. The twin sarcophagi of Grant and his wife are based upon that of Napoleon Bonaparte in Paris. Grant’s full name was Hiram Ulysses Grant. The famous ‘S’ arose from a mistake when he was nominated for entry into the academy at West Point. Grant liked it so he kept it.
Through America Darkly 