Mississippi State University houses the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Library & Museum.Ulysses Grant was our 18th president, served from 1869-1877.2nd Lieutenant Grant at US Military Academy, West PointGrant rose from relative obscurity to national acclaim in the wake of his victory at Fort Donelson and his success at Vicksburg, Mississippi, the “Gibraltar of the West”.Ulysses Grant, President of the Unites States.This is a copy of a painting young Grant made while a cadet at the US Military Academy, circa 1842. The original painting hangs at the US Military Academy, West Point NY.The Grant familyPresident Grant and First Lady Julia Grant.After leaving the White House Grant and Julia travelled extensively around the world.Grant died in 1885, and is now buried at the General Grant National Memorial in New York City.
