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Grant Parish had the highest growth rate in central Louisiana in the five-year period between 2001 and 2006, according to projections of the United States Census Bureau.
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In April 1873, white militia from Winn Parish joined in the Colfax Massacre in neighboring Grant Parish, putting down what they called a riot by freedmen as an aftermath to the disputed gubernatorial election of 1872.
Near Newellton is the Winter Quarters Plantation restoration, where Union General Ulysses S. Grant and his men spent the winter of 1862-1863, prior to launching the assault in the spring and summer of 1863 against Vicksburg, Mississippi, to the northeast of Tensas Parish.
Nash later, as the sheriff of Grant Parish, crushed the Colfax Riot of 1873 and established the first chapter of the White League in 1874.
Established in May 1874 from white militias, the White League was formed first in the Red River Valley in nearby Grant Parish.
* Grant Parish ( north )
* Grant Parish ( west )
The Grant Parish Library is located near the courthouse.
The Grant Parish Sheriff's Office is located behind the courthouse.
Colfax Reunion Nursing and Rehabilitation Home at 366 Webb Smith Drive in Colfax serves all of Grant Parish.
Grant Parish () is a parish located in the U. S. state of Louisiana.
Grant Parish was originally a part of the more populous Rapides Parish to the south.
Map of Grant Parish, Louisiana With Municipal Labels
Public schools in Grant Parish are operated by the Grant Parish School Board.
* W. K. Brown, state representative from Grant Parish from 1960 to 1972
* Billy Ray Chandler, state representative from Grant Parish since 2006
* P. Elmo Futrell, Jr., mayor of Pineville, 1962 – 1966, was originally from Grant Parish.
* Stephen Lee " Steve " Gunn, former mayor of Montgomery ; represented Grant Parish in the legislature as an Independent from 1992 – 1996
* Leonard " Pop " Hataway, sheriff of Grant Parish, 1976 to 2008 ; member of the Louisiana Pardon Board
* Caledonia Palestine Tyson Long ( 1860 – 1913 ), the mother of Governors Huey Pierce Long, Jr., and Earl Kemp Long, was born in Grant Parish.
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Responding to criticism of Grant after Shiloh, Lincoln had said, " I can't spare this man.
He obtained Congress's consent to reinstate for Grant the rank of Lieutenant General, which no officer had held since George Washington.
The high casualty figures of the Union alarmed the North ; Grant had lost a third of his army, and Lincoln asked what Grant's plans were, to which the general replied, " I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
Johnson's vintage independent streak put him very much at odds with professional military commanders, including Gen. Don Carlos Buell who left Nashville defenseless when he had to reinforce Grant at the Battle of Shiloh.
Grant has won six Grammy Awards, 25 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards, and had the first Christian album ever to go Platinum.
Hardly had Grant established herself as the " Queen of Christian Pop " when she changed directions to widen her fan base ( and hence her musical message ).
In Anita Richterman's column on May 9, 1975, several correspondents reported that they had heard the puzzle on the Bob Grant radio talk show on WMCA in New York City.
Three days later on March 10, the Vikings hired new head coach Bud Grant to replace Van Brocklin, who had resigned on February 11, 1967.
Payson and M. Donald Grant, who became the Mets ' chairman, had been the only Giants board members to vote against the Giants ' move to California.
More than any other president, Grant had to respond to Congressional investigations into financial corruption charges of all federal departments.
The " S ", according to Grant, did not " stand for anything ", though Hamer had used it to abbreviate his mother's maiden name.
The influence of Grant's family brought about the appointment to West Point, while Grant himself later recalled " a military life had no charms for me ".
Grant later recalled that his departure from West Point was of the happiest of his times, and that his intent had been to resign his commission after serving the minimum term of obligated duty.
He and Julia had four children: Frederick Dent Grant ; Ulysses S. " Buck " Grant, Jr .; Ellen Wrenshall " Nellie " Grant ; and Jesse Root Grant.
In 1853, Grant stated that the Native Americans were " harmless " and that they would be " peaceful " had they not been " put upon by the whites ".
In at least one case Grant had even naively allowed himself to be swindled by a partner.
The commanding officer at Fort Humbolt, Brevet Lieutenant Colonel Robert C. Buchanan, a strict disciplinarian, had reports that Grant was intoxicated off duty while seated at the pay officer's table.
Buchanan had previously warned Grant several times to stop the alleged binge drinking.
During this time, Grant also acquired a slave from Julia's father ; Julia herself had inherited four slaves.
The Union army, known as the Army of the Tennessee, under Grant had increased to 48, 894 men and was encamped on the western side of the Tennessee River.
Without admitting fault, Grant believed he had only complied with the instructions sent from Washington.
" Grant had believed that gold, along with cotton, was being smuggled through enemy lines and that Jews could pass freely into enemy camps.
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