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n-HE maiden name of Mrs. Ulysses
s. Grant was Julia Dent. and her
birthplace was St Louis. Mo.
There is no prettier romance in
the history OF American life than that. OF
Mrs. Grant and her famous husband. A
high-strung southern girl. used 70 all the
luxury and refinement which social life
in ST. Louis afforded before the war. she
gave her heart TO the impecunious Union
lieutenant; she bore with unfaltering
love all the trials which his lack OF means
entailed during their early married life.
she was at his side to counsel and TO
cheer him during the dark days Of the IL
tanic struggle from which he was TO
emerge with military glory such as has
been attained BY few men in the worlds
history; she shared with him his civil
triumphs. being the inspiration of a home
life which was as beautiful as any the
white house has ever known. and when,
upon Mount MacGregor, he fought his
last fight she was by his side to give
him that consolation which she alone
could give.
Mrs. Grant was born on January &c. 1926.
The home of her parents was located on
the old Gravois Road. short distance out
from ST. Louis. Her father was Frederick
Dent. Frederick Dent was the son of
Captain George Dent, who led the forlorn
hope at Fort Montgomer~ when It was
stormed BY Mad Anthony Wayne On her
mothers side she was descended from
John WrenshaIl. who came from England
TO this country to escape religious intol-
erence. and settled In Philadelphia, Pa.
At the age Of ten years Miss Dent was
sent TO a fashionable boarding school in
St Louis conducted by a Miss Moreau.
She remained at this school until her
graduatiou, seven years later. 1t was
soon after her return home from board
ing school that she met Lieutenant Grant.
then OF the Fourth Infantry, stationed at
Jefferson Barracks. near st. Louis. II
was in the spring of 1874 that she became
engaged TO him, Speaking of his court
ship General Grant has this TO say in his
Memoirs:
General Grants courtship.
I'VE would often take walks or go on
horseback TO visit the neighbors units
became quite well acquainted in that vi
cinity. II the Fourth Infantry had re-
NAMED at Jefferson Barracks II is posi-
bic. even probable. that this life might
have continued for some years without
finding out that there was anything seri-
Gus the matter. with me-
But in May following General Grants
regiment was ordered to Louisiana. This
order brought to him the consciousness
that he was in love. He decided to learn
his fate before he departed for the new
scene OF duty. He started for the dent
farm on horseback. On tire way ne mad
to cross Gravois creek. in which usually
there IS very little water. and over which
az that time there was no bridges. A
freshet had converted the stream into a
torrent But Grant urged his horse into
the water. determined not to be turned
back from his purpose. 81
The horse was soon of his feet and
swimming with his rider down the stream
OF the current Grant guided the animal
toward the other shore, however, and
finally reached II. drenched up to the
waist In this condition he rode to the
Dent home. where he procured a dry SUIT
from his future brother-in-law, a man
nearly twice his size. Thus ridiculously
attired he wooed his sweetheart. Before
he left the farm Miss Dent had surren-
dered.
The removal OF the Fourth infantry to
Louisiana was I'm anticipation Of trouble
with Mexico. When war was finally de-
ciared, Grants regiment was ordered to
the scene Of hostilities and II was not
until the summer OF 1873 when peace had
been proclaimed that Grant was able to
return to st. Louis and claim the redemp-
ton OF Miss Dents pledge to become his
wife. On August 2 OF that year they
were married.
At the end OF his leave OF absence Capt.
Grant-he had won that rank by his gal
Iantry in Mexico-was sent to Detroit,
Mich. The first four years OF the young
couples married life was spent at Detroit
and Saeket's Harbor, N. T., to which
Captain Grant was transferred later. In
1852 Captain Grants regiment was ordered
to the Pacific coast Mrs. Grant did not