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Article: Tracing history Illustrator's portraits capture Civil War generals' personalities.(Neighbor)(Neighbor to know)
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- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- April 23, 2008
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Byline: Susan Dibble
sdibble@@dailyherald.com
Ask Jim Weren about any Civil War general and he'll tell you a story - maybe two or three - and likely show you a portrait he's done.
Take Ulysses S. Grant. Short, rumpled, cigar-smoking, he didn't look all that soldiery, Weren says. He was soft-spoken, queasy at the sight of blood and totally in love with his wife.
Grant resigned the Army once amid rumors of heavy drinking and proceeded to fail at several civilian ventures.
After the Civil War erupted, Grant wasn't immediately accepted back in the Army as field commander. But once he gained a commission, his rise was meteoric.
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