Grant U.S. Grant's funeral

[frontrank2]

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

 

[JPK Huson 1863]

New York City, Grant's funeral procession

 

[donna]

Looks like three men on the light pole. They sure wanted to see the procession.

 

[mikekj]

What's the old trivia question.....

Who's buried in Grants Tomb?

 

[Northern Light]

What's the old trivia question.....

Who's buried in Grants Tomb?

No one.

 

[Northern Light]

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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

Is that the same "thing" that Lincoln's body was carried on?

 

[Patrick H]

I just found this 20-minute program, containing dozens more photographs of the funeral. The temporary tomb is pretty interesting in its own right, but MUCH more humble that the one that replaced it.

 

[Northern Light]

I just found this 20-minute program, containing dozens more photographs of the funeral. The temporary tomb is pretty interesting in its own right, but MUCH more humble that the one that replaced it.

This is so interesting for so many reasons. As well as the funeral procession etc., there is so much that we can see in these pictures that make them fascinating. Thanks for posting!

 

[donna]

Who is buried in Grant's Tomb was question Groucho Marx asked on his TV quiz show. Of course that was so many years ago. I know some don't remember that show.

I can't think of the name of the show. Of course, people couldn't answer it.

 

[donna]

The name of the show was "You Bet Your Life". I know this kind of off subject but couldn't help looking it up.

 

[Seduzal]

The name of the show was "You Bet Your Life". I know this kind of off subject but couldn't help looking it up.

Yes I remember that show but it was a long time ago.

 

[5fish]

Year's later Ulysses Grant Jr. built a hotel to honor his dad in San Diego, CA.

Link... http://www.jpublicrelations.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/US-Grant.jpg

link to web site... http://www.usgrant.net/

 

[frontrank2]

Year's later Ulysses Grant Jr. built a hotel to honor his dad in San Diego, CA.

Link... http://www.jpublicrelations.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/US-Grant.jpg

link to web site... http://www.usgrant.net/

It looks like a 5 star hotel.

 

[Greg Taylor]

The name of the show was "You Bet Your Life". I know this kind of off subject but couldn't help looking it up.

I'm so old I knew the name without having to look it up!

 

[dilandilan]

i knew it also.........

 

[chellers]

i knew it also.........

dilandilan, welcome to CivilWarTalk.

 

[alexjack]

No one.

I don't understand.

 

[Northern Light]

Their tombs are above ground, so no one is actually "buried" in the tomb.

 

[alexjack]

Their tombs are above ground, so no one is actually "buried" in the tomb.

Ah! Ok thanks for that.