Stephen Augustus Hurlbut was an attorney and politician, who commanded the U.S. Army of the Gulf in the American Civil War. Afterward, he continued to serve as a politician and also as a diplomat.
Washington, September 18, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Corinth, Miss. : General Butler telegraphs me from New Orleans that the enemy is constructing two iron-clad vessels high up the Yazoo River, and…
Memphis, October 9, 1862. Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant, Jackson, Tenn.: DEAR GENERAL: You can well understand how glad I was to hear of the successes about Corinth, Chewalia, and…
Memphis, Tenn., December 30, 1862. Lieutenant-Colonel RAWLIns, Assistant Adjutant.General, Holly Springs: COLONEL: I desire to report to the major-general commanding department that General Quinby, with his division, escorting a heavy…
Memphis, Tenn., January 3, 1863. Brigadier-General GoRMAN: I have sent your dispatches to General Grant. I do not like the look of things at Vicksburg. It is impossible for Grant…