President Ulysses S. Grant

While General Sherman was unable to travel to the Holy Lands, around this same time, Union General (soon to be President) #UlyssesGrant and General #WilliamSeward both traveled there, staying at one of the very first commercial hotels in the Levant, The Mediterranean.

Statue of Seward by Randolph Rogers in Madison Square Park, New York City

The Alaska Purchase was decision that appeared questionable in the short term that took on greater significance over time as circumstances changed.

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Happy Seward's Day, Alaska!

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Following its successful ratification, Sec. of State #WilliamSeward announced on #ThisDayInHistory in 1865 that the #13thAmendment had been adopted. This is commonly understood as banning #slavery in the United States, but it merely shifts slavery to the #PrisonIndustrialComplex.