Ulysses S. Grant, White House Collection

This oil on canvas portrait is of President Ulysses S. Grant. He was the 18th President from 1869-1877. Prior to his presidency, Grant served as an officer during the Civil War, rising to the rank of lieutenant general and obtaining command of all Union Armies. He married Julia Dent in 1848 and they had four children together: Frederick, Ulysses, Nellie, and Jesse.