The town was founded in 1866, and was named for Schuyler Colfax, vice-president with U.S. Grant.

U.S. Grant and the American Military Tradition.

A statue of U.S. Grant stands in Galena's Grant Park, which is visible from the grounds.

The rise of U.S. Grant.

U.S. Grant now offers courses for students in grades 9-12.

Ever since U.S. Grant, Presidents have asked for the right to veto individual items in spending bills.

He did business with U.S. Grant when Grant had a leather shop in Galena.

One notable commission was to illustrate a two-volume book on the "Personal Memoirs of U.S. Grant" with 255 original pen-and-ink and watercolor sketches.

The Rise of U.S. Grant.

U.S. Grant is a relative of mine, but it doesn't mean I'm for war because he was a military man.