![]() His dislike for uniforms carried on throughout his military career. But Grant did not start out as an exemplary recruit at West Point: he received many demerits for unkempt uniforms. ![]() Being head of the Union Army during the Civil War might have been his greatest feat. ![]() Grant, is known for his many victories on the battlefield. One of the finest Generals in United States history, Ulysses S. Grant Couldn’t Stand the Sight of Blood & Hated Uniforms General-in-Chief Ulysses S. Eventually, they would place White House staff in charge of turning the lights on and off.Ģ. Instead, they would leave all the lights on when they left a room or even at night when they slept. They were fearful of electric shock from touching the light switches. The Harrisons were wary of the new technology. In fact, it was a decade later when electricity was put on display at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo as a readily available light source. The house was refurbished under the watchful eye of Caroline after it was wired for electricity in 1891.Įlectricity at that time was still very new, and most Americans were uncertain as to how safe it was to use. President Benjamin Harrison and his wife Caroline were the first to enjoy electricity in the White House. But one of the things new to the White House as it reached the nineteenth century was electricity. ![]() After all, it gets a new tenant every four to eight years. 1899, from the Library of Congress, via the White House Historical Associationīuilt in 1792, the White House has gone through many changes inside and out. William Henry Harrison & Electricity in the White House 1A Light fixture converted from gas to electricity, c. ![]()
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