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Grant Hero of Galena and the Welcome Home Oration
A lengthy reminiscence traces Ulysses S. Grant’s early Galena years as a leather merchant clerk, his rise during the Civil War, and the triumphant return to Galena. It describes the welcome home, the arch, the town’s cheering crowds, and Grant’s modest, steadfast character. The piece weaves in editorials, local figures like Washburn and Houghton, and notes on his eventual prominence.
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General Grant
Colling & Co
Covington
Kentucky
Ulysses Grant
Weet Point
Oregon
Quartermaster's Department
St. Lewin
Grant
Grant Na
Captain Grane
Galena
Captain Grant
Speken
Cairo
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Galen
Parly
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Galena Cagette Fie
Muha
Washburn
Correy
Frederick the Great
Fort Sumter
Anind
Lincoln
United States Infantry
Douglas
West Muint
Galenain
Carter
Springfield
Capt
Houghton and McClellan
Bank
Yates
Beter
Capt. Grant
Ohio
Dennison
Tilinvis
Logan
Col. Grant
Ile
Mismuri
Fremont
Cromwell
Moughton
the Gazette
Isis
Ohie
Tech
Orbon
Howe
Flagefont
Main Street
Weldon
Fair Duke
Wilderness
Petersburg
Richmond
Five Forks
Copperhead
Iment
Mississippi
Iowa
Rockford
Cieneral
Chicago
Sation
Can Pons
Fim
Kimgon
Bella
Geneva
Mexico
Washington
Ponteanp
Ign
Colfax
Clombia River
Cascade Mountains
Doc
Willamette
Portland
Columbia
Sierra Nevada
Upper
Cape Dorm
Cape Horn
Hudson
Cascades
Ouette Rock
North Shore
Falla
Reader
Washington Territory
Oregon 3. Nav
Patterson
New Jereay
Dalles
Rmountaine
Mountridge
Sevore
J. W. Brance
el Cendors
Deat Leas
Chis
Celilo
Tao
Bute
Columbia River
Wright's Bay
Banka
Ate
Whale Country
Perth
Hawt
Ushoubin
Rapa
Bart Abeen
Cascade Range
Cregum
Tryptio
Colembia
Tribune
Ain
Blas
Great Salt Lake
Our & al
Orest Sak
Apake
Caren
Salem
Republic
America
Gen. Coin