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This is not the funeral for Ulysses S. Grant (who died 14 years earlier), but one of his descendants, General Frederick Dent Grant.

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Veterans of the American Civil War, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

The Riderless Horse (aka Caparisoned Horse) used during funeral processions of Army or Marine Corp colonels (or higher) or deceased presidents of the USA. The riderless horse bears the boots of the deceased (mounted backwards) as a symbol that the rider will never ride again. For more information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riderless_horse www.arlingtoncemetery.net/caparisoned.htm usmilitary.about.com/od/jointservices/a/funeralhonors.htm

Frederick Dent Grant died on April 12, 1912… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Dent_Grant

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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Veterans of the American Civil War, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

Here is article about Stewart Woodford en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stewart_Woodford In this NYTimes article the Times identifies him as: "General Stewart L. Woodford, former Minister to Spain, Civil War soldier, Lieutenant Governor of New York State, United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and a prominent figure for many years in the Republican Party." (He died in 1913). select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50D1EF83B58177A...

Thanks for the information. We'll add a note to the source catalog.

I share some blood with this old bean!