A first book in American history with European beginnings . g his nomina-tion. And during the eight years of his presidency Grant 358 ULYSSES S. GEAXT fought as hard for peace as ever he had fought in Southern States were once more received into theUnion; and, in 1871, for the first time in more than tenyears, there was a representation of all the states in Con-gress. HONORS AND DEATH At the end of his second term, General and Mrs. Granttook a trip around the world. Great men gathered to seethem off. Crowds lined the shore, greeting them withcheers. Bells rangand whistlessounded. When
A first book in American history with European beginnings . g his nomina-tion. And during the eight years of his presidency Grant 358 ULYSSES S. GEAXT fought as hard for peace as ever he had fought in Southern States were once more received into theUnion; and, in 1871, for the first time in more than tenyears, there was a representation of all the states in Con-gress. HONORS AND DEATH At the end of his second term, General and Mrs. Granttook a trip around the world. Great men gathered to seethem off. Crowds lined the shore, greeting them withcheers. Bells rangand whistlessounded. When thesteamer arrived inLiverpool, it waswelcomed with evengreater display. InFrance, Germany,on the Mediterra-nean—everywhere,it was the same. Atlast, after travelingthrough Asia, hesailed eastwardacross the Pacific toSan Francisco, andwas received homeat the west gate ofthe country. On July 23,1885, General Grant died. During the hour of the funeral,services were held over the entire country. Thousandsfollowed his body to the vault where it was laid. 359. The Tomb of General Grant. A FIRST BOOK IN AMERICAN HISTORY April 27th was the anniversary of Grants birth, andon that day in the year 1897 his casket was removed fromthe vault and carried to a splendid mausoleum raised byhis countrymen on Riverside Drive in New York the portico are his words, Let us have peace. Summary Ulysses S. Grant served as an officer in the Mexican War.—In the Civil War he was, for a time, commander of the army ofthe West, and later of the entire Union forces.—For eight yearshe was President of the United States.—The Mexican War wascaused by the United States, in 1846, seizing a tract of disputedland between the Rio Grande and the Nueces River. As a lieu-tenant under General Taylor, Grant took part in the captureof Monterey and the City of Mexico. In 1848, the war wasclosed by a treaty which gave to the United States the disputedland and the Mexican territories of New Mexico and Califor
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