The linked article appears to be a rather well documented account of Grant's slave ownership. He did own one slave prior to the war when owning a farm in Missouri. This slave was freed prior to the war. His father inlaw owned several slaves, but since they were in Missouri, they were not freed until after the war as Missouri did not secede.
http://freedomsgateway.com/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=Fl3td8E_WBQ%3D&tabid=79
With this knowledge, I would be suspicious of the other "facts" presented in the newspaper article.
Edited to add, the link does not appear to work, but it can be cut and pasted to pull up the article.
Last edited by JCHannum; 06/24/15 11:37 AM.
