Historical figures in Virginia

The atlas holds 4 people and 5 moments here, from 1738 to 1864. The most recorded lives are Ulysses S. Grant, George Washington and James Monroe. Among them Engineers and Inventors, Writers and Mathematicians, across the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution.

Notable people

1. George Washington

   in 1738

   1 moment here

   George Washington was a Virginia surveyor, planter, military commander, revolutionary leader, constitutional statesman, and the first president of…

2. James Monroe

   in 1786

   1 moment here

   James Monroe was an American Revolutionary War officer, Virginia politician, diplomat, secretary of state and war, and fifth president of the United…

3. Ulysses S. Grant

   in 1864

   2 moments here

   Ulysses S. Grant was an American army officer, Union commander during the Civil War, and the 18th president of the United States.…

4. Walt Whitman

   in 1862

   1 moment here

   American poet, essayist, journalist, and author of Leaves of Grass. Born on Long Island, he lived and worked chiefly in Brooklyn, Manhattan,…

Moments

1. 1738 Moves to Ferry Farm George Washington
2. 1786 Law practice in Fredericksburg James Monroe
3. 1862 Search for George at Falmouth Walt Whitman
4. 1864 Assault at Spotsylvania Ulysses S. Grant
5. 1864 Battle of the Wilderness Ulysses S. Grant

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