Fort Leavenworth in Leavenworth County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Grant
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2013
1. Ulysses Grant Memorial
[Battles listed chronologically]
Palo Alto : Resaca de la Palma : Monterey : Cerro Gordo : Contreras : San Antonio : Cherubusco : Vera Cruz : Molino del Rey : Chapultepec : City of Mexico
Belmont ∙ Fort Henry ∙ Fort Donelson ∙ Shiloh ∙ Iuka ∙ Corinth ∙ Grand Gulf ∙ Port Gibson ∙ Raymond ∙ Jackson Hill ∙ Champions ∙ Big Black ∙ Siege of Vicksburg ∙ Lookout Mt. ∙ Missionary Ridge ∙ Chattanooga ∙ Relief of Knoxville ∙ Wilderness ∙ Spottsylvania ∙ North Anna ∙ Tolopotomy ∙ Cold Harbor ∙ Siege of Petersburg ∙ Siege of Richmond ∙ Weldon R.R. ∙ White Oak Road ∙ Dinwiddie. Ch. ∙ Five Forks ∙ Deep Bottom ∙ Fort Harrison ∙ Amelia Springs ∙ Shilors Creek ∙ Appomattox
Erected by Officers and Enlisted Men and Employees of the Quartermaster Dept, US Army; Citizens of Kansas and Missouri; et al.
Topics and series. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Forts and Castles • War, Mexican-American • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #18 Ulysses S. Grant series list.
Location. 39°
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Regionally, this memorial is in Eastern Kansas and specifically in Greater Kansas City. It is also in the American Midwest, in the Lewis & Clark Corridor, in the Corn Belt, on the prairies, and on the Southern Plains. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Zais Park (within shouting distance of this marker); Site of Old Blockhouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Leigh Hall (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Santa Fe and Oregon Trails (about 500 feet away); The Oregon and Santa Fe Trails (approx. 0.2 miles away); First Capital of Kansas Territory (approx. 0.2 miles away); St. Ignatius Chapel (Building 170) (approx. Ό mile away); Site of Former Burial Ground (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fort Leavenworth.
More about this memorial. Public access to the post is possible with proper identification, subject to U.S. Army regulations.
Also see . . . Ulysses S. Grant, Commander-in-Chief. American Battlefield Trust website entry (Submitted on July 15, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.)
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2013
2. Ulysses Grant Battles Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2013
3. Ulysses Grant Bas Relief Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2013
4. Grant Marker Sponsors
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2013
5. Ulysses Grant Memorial
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., May 27, 2013
6. Ulyssess Grant Statue Detail
Credits. This page was last revised on February 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 15, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 951 times since then and 39 times this year. Last updated on March 19, 2015, by J. Makali Bruton of Washington, District of Columbia. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on July 15, 2013, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
