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West portico of the Kansas capitol draped in black after Ulysses S. Grant's death
Ulysses S. Grant was formally commissioned by President Lincoln and given command of the Union forces during the Civil War on March 9th, 1864. Grant later served as the 18th President of the United States. This is a photograph showing the west portico of the Kansas capitol draped in black commemorating Ulysses S. Grant who died on July 23, 1885.
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