In her later years, Julia Grant tended to portray her childhood as something out of a dream. And although her real-life marriage to Ulysses S. Grant would deliver all the romance and adventure she ...

"Civil War Wives: The Life and Times of Angelina Grimke Weld, Varina Howell Davis and Julia Dent Grant" (Alfred A. Knopf, 384 pages, $27.95), by Carol Berkin. Carol Berkin has found rich ground in the ...

Julia Boggs Dent Grant (January 26, 1862-December 14, 1902) was the wife of President Ulysses S. Grant. As the wife of the president she was First Lady of the United States from 1869 to 1877. Julia ...

Julia Boggs Dent was born on Jan. 26, 1826 in St. Louis, Missouri to Frederick and Ellen Wrenshall Dent. The Dent family was highly social, which undoubtedly allowed Julia to learn skills that would ...

ST. LOUIS — The White Haven estate was built between 1812 and 1816 and was the childhood home of Julia Dent Grant. Julia recalled fond memories of family bonding at White Haven. Malik visited the ...