Ulysses S. Grant at the Cuyahoga County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument

For the October 2023 meeting of the Cleveland Civil War Roundtable, Dr. Curt Fields appeared in character as Ulysses S. Grant. Dr. Fields is the preeminent Ulysses Grant Living Historian. As part of Dr. Fields’ visit to Cleveland, he was taken on a tour of the Cuyahoga County Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument. Below are some photographs of Dr. Fields’ visit to the monument.

Dr. Fields in front of the bronze relief that includes Ulysses Grant
Dr. Fields outside the monument
Dr. Fields with a military escort:
Major Ross McNerney (left) and Colonel Thomas Downes (right)
Dr. Fields with Ellen Connally (past president of the Roundtable and current vice president of the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument
Dr. Fields with ‘recruit’ Joey Sorace
Dr. Fields with Joey Sorace, Joey’s mother Francie, and a military escort: Colonel Thomas Downes (second from right) and Major Ross McNerney (right)
Dr. Fields with four past presidents of the Roundtable-
left to right: Dave Carrino, Steve Pettyjohn, Dr. Fields, Ellen Connally, and Bob Pence