Ulysses Grant / Robert E. Lee D6698 – Large – Royal Doulton Character Jug

Royal Doulton Character Jug, Ulysses Grant/Robert Lee D6698 (black, grey, brown and red coloration). Designed by Michael Abberley. Series: The Antagonists’ Collection (Two-Faced jug), issued 1983 in a limited edition of 9,500. Size: 7″H (Large)

Ulysses Samuel Grant (1822 – 1885), a native of Ohio, was made Lieutenant-General by President Lincoln and put in command of the Union Army in the American Civil War. His successes led to his election as president in 1868. Robert E. Lee (1807 – 1870) was the general in command of the Confederate Army. He was ruthlessly pursued by General Grant, who forced him to retreat from his defense of Richmond, Virginia, in 1865. Lee’s troops were surrounded at the great battle of Appomattox, where he and the Confederate Army surrendered. This jug was issued in 1983 in a limited edition of 9.500 pieces.