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Jms Dnns @jmsdnns.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Just learned about Grants Pass, a city in Oregon named after Ulysses Grant's incredible success at Vicksburg I already felt he never gets enough credit for that, and then I find Oregon named a whole city after it 😍 HT @prey.net en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grants_...

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Grants Pass, Oregon - Wikipedia

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Jms Dnns @jmsdnns.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I need to get this print, frame it, and put it on my wall I adore Grant, yet have nothing honoring him other than my collection of Grant books, which blend in with my ever-growing collection of history books

The Siege of Vicksburg - Assault on Fort Hill, a painting by Thure de Thulstrup

The lainting depicts fighting between Union and Confederate forces on June 25th, 1863, at the 3rd Louisiana Redan, known as Fort Hill during the siege of Vicksburg.

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