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Statue of Ulysses S. Grant

Franklin Simmons · 1899

A marble statue of Grant in military uniform, placed in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda in 1899.

This 1899 statue commemorates Grant as a military leader, honored in the Capitol alongside the nation's founders.

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White marble statue of Ulysses S. Grant in military uniform with a long coat, belt, and boots, holding a hat and sword at his side, standing on a marble pedestal inscribed 'GEN U S GRANT'. A dark flag and a red leather chair are visible at the edges.
Franklin Simmons, Statue of Ulysses S. Grant, 1899. United States Capitol Rotunda, Washington, D.C.

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What it is

This marble statue of Ulysses S. Grant was sculpted by Franklin Simmons in 1899. It stands in the Rotunda of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., showing Grant in military uniform holding his hat and sword.

Why it matters

Placing Grant's statue in the Capitol Rotunda, alongside figures central to the nation's founding and history, shows the high esteem in which he was held at the end of the 19th century, both as the general who led the Union to victory and as a two-term president.

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