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- Oct 10, 2012
- Location
- Mt. Jackson, Va
Posted on Facebook by the American Experience. On July 23, 1885 Ulysses S. Grant died of throat cancer. At his funeral procession, a column of mourners seven miles long accompanied the late president's casket, and approximately 90,000 people from around the world donated over $600,000 to build Grant's Tomb.
Read more about the life of the 18th President and Civil War legend:http://to.pbs.org/1npdoLe