Ulysses S. Grant was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. Earlier, he was the Commanding General of the Union Army, leading it to victory in the American Civil War in 1865.
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Washington, July 11, 1862. Ordered, That Maj. Gen. Henry W. Halleck be assigned to command the whole land forces of the United States, as general-in-chief, and that he…
July 18, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Oorinth : I have just telegraphed Thomas, inquiring if there are not points south of the road where our troops massed could cover the front,…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, July 18, 1862. July 18, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Oorinth : I have just telegraphed Thomas, inquiring if there are not points south of the road…
HEADQUARTERS HEADQUARTERS, July 27, 1862. General GRANT: Sheridan’s cavalry will attack Ripley from three directions to-morrow morning. If the attack from the south, which have the longest road, is a…
HUMBOLDT HUMBOLDT, July 28, 1862. General GRANT: We have been expecting an attack here all day. Rebels burned trestlework 5 miles below here at 11 o’clock this morning. Forces in…
July 29, 1862. July 29, 1862. General GRANT: GENERAL: I send accompanying telegrams from Colonel Sheridan, giving information of the movements of rebels and his operations yesterday. Two divisions left…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, July 29, 1862. July 29, 1862. General GRANT: GENERAL: I send accompanying telegrams from Colonel Sheridan, giving information of the movements of rebels and his…
Washington, July 31, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Corinth, Miss.: Cannot you move on the flank and rear of the rebels on the Hatchie and cut them off? At any rate drive…
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, July 31, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Corinth, Miss.: Cannot you move on the flank and rear of the rebels on the Hatchie and cut them off? At any…
August 2, 1862. August 2, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Corinth: No report from the front. General Morgan reports the Town Creek Bridge safe, and the command returned there. General Davis reports…
JAOKSON JAOKSON, August 2, 1862. General U. S. GRANT: I have swept both sides of the Hatchie from Bolivar to Brownsville on the road to Somerville. The enemy fled precipitately…
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE MISSISSIPPI, August 2, 1862. August 2, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Corinth: No report from the front. General Morgan reports the Town Creek Bridge safe, and the command…
Washington, August 18, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Corinth, Miss. : As General Buellâs communications in Tennessee and Kentucky are seriously threatened your communication with him should be kept open if possible.…
Washington, August 28, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Corinth, Miss.: General Buell asks for re-enforcements. You will give him all the assistance you Can spare. H. W. HALLECK, General-in- Chief. CAIRO, ILL.,…
Washington, August 31, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Corinth, Miss. : Could you send any more troops into Tennessee or Kentucky, east of the Cumberland, without risking your own positions ; if…
Trenton, Tenn., September 1, 1862. Maj. Gen. U. 8S. GRANT, Corinth, Miss. : The rebel force that crossed the Hatchie at Brownsville camped at Poplar Corners, on Forked Deer River,…
SPECIAL ORDERS, ) HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, ADJT. GEN.âS OFFICE, September 6, 1862. No. 225. } Washington, September 6, 1862. * * * I. Brig. Gen. Thomas J. McKean, U.…
HEADQUARTERS, &C., Corinth, September 7, 1862. Col. J. C. KELTON, Assistant Adjutant-General, Washington, D. C.: For the information of the general-in-chief I have the honor to report the following changes…
Rienzi, Miss., September 8, 1862. General C. S. HAMILTON, Jacinto: GENERAL: I last evening assumed command of this brigade, late Colonel Sheridanâs, and now composed of Second Iowa and Seventh…
September 15, 1862. * Olear Oreek, September 15, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Commanding : GENERAL: Yours, including list of prisoners paroled and to be exchanged, is received. I dispatch the letter…
September 17, 1862. September 17, 1862. General GRANT: Colonel Mizner has returned from his reconnaissance. Road directly east from Jacinto and all south clear as far as Peytonâs Mill, and…
Vicksburg, September 30, 1862. GENERAL: In the excitement and absorbing interest of events at a distance, I am seriously apprehensive that the safety of this important point may be, and…
Washington, October 8, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Jackson, Tenn.: Prisoners of war will be paroled and delivered to the enemy at some point within his lines. A receipted list must be…
Bolivar, Tenn., October 9, 1862. Ovommanding Expedition : Report just received. The enemy are in greater force than I expected. You will watch your flanks, especially on the La Grange…