. The American civil war book and Grant album, "art immortelles" . THIS IS THE LAST PICTURE TAKEN OF GENERAL GRANT. copyriqht iee* by wiluam h. allcn. JUST FOUR DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH, THE NINETEENTH OF JULY; THE GENERAL PASSING AWAY ON THE MORNING OF THE TWENTY-THIRD OF JULY, 188S. This picture was taken without any preparation of tile General, and without his knowledge, and it occurred quite unexpectedly to our artist, who boarded at the Mt. McGregorHotel, distant about a hundred yards from the Grant Cottage. On the morning on which this picture was taken, our artist came out the back way of
. The American civil war book and Grant album, "art immortelles" . THIS IS THE LAST PICTURE TAKEN OF GENERAL GRANT. copyriqht iee* by wiluam h. allcn. JUST FOUR DAYS BEFORE HIS DEATH, THE NINETEENTH OF JULY; THE GENERAL PASSING AWAY ON THE MORNING OF THE TWENTY-THIRD OF JULY, 188S. This picture was taken without any preparation of tile General, and without his knowledge, and it occurred quite unexpectedly to our artist, who boarded at the Mt. McGregorHotel, distant about a hundred yards from the Grant Cottage. On the morning on which this picture was taken, our artist came out the back way of the hotel, with his camera,intending to take some scenery of the woods close by. When getting on the ground, to his agreeable surprise he saw the Genera] come out of the Cottage door and seat himself inhis easy-chair, on the porch, and commence to read a newspaper. The distance was great for a little camera to reach, but quick as thought he brought it to bear on the Cottage porch,and this photograph is the result; for the first time, the old soldier, who has res
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