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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, October 17, 1862
Washington, October 17, 1862. Maj. Gen. U. S. GRANT, Jackson, Tenn. : What is the condition of affairs in your department? Am anxious to know, as Governor Johnson and General…
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Letters to Ulysses S. Grant
B. 1822 · D. 1885
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.
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, October 21, 1862
ROSECRANSâ HEADQUARTERS, October 21, 1862. October 21, 1862â10.30 p. m. General GRANT, Jackson: My sending away paroled prisoners to Benton Barracks was in conformity with previous custom, and in supposed…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, October 27, 1862
Cincinnati, Ohio, October 27, 1862. Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLEOK, General-in- Chief : Governor Yates has been requested, under your instructions, to send all the available troops in Illinois immediately…
Order
Lorenzo Thomas to Ulysses S. Grant, October 30, 1862
SPECIAL ORDERS, } HDQRS. OF THE ARMY, ADJT. GEN.âS OFFICE, October 30, 1862. No. 320. Washington, October 30, 1862, I. Maj. Gen. Lewis Wallace, U. 8. Volunteers, is assigned to…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, October 30, 1862
Washington, October 30, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Jackson, Tenn. : Re-enforcements for your army are moving from Wisconsin, Minnesota, and Illinois. Furloughs to men in your command given by General Curtis…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, November 2, 1862
November 2, 1862. November 2, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Commanding Department, Jackson: Yours received. Shall reach Porterâs Creek to-morrow and Grand Junction the following afternoon. Have communicated with McPherson by telegraph…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, November 8, 1862
Memphis, November 8, 1862. Comdg. Department of West Tennessec, La Grange, Tenn. : DEAR GENERAL: Yours of November 6, from La Grange, was brought to me by Captain Newell, Third…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, November 9, 1862
November 9, 1862. November 9, 1862â12 m. [General GRANT :] GENERAL: I have sent out parties to find Quinby. He camped at Davisâ Mill last night. He had a map…
Dispatch
Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, November 12, 1862
HAMILTONâS HEADQUARTERS, November 12, 1862. November 12, 1862. Major-General GRANT: No report from Lee as yet about the Coldwater Bridge. Quinby is at Davisâ Mill with one brigade. I should…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, November 13, 1862
November 13, 1862. November 13, 1862. General GRANT: I recalled Sullivan while you were here to-day. Have since learned that Sullivan went on to Holly Springs at Leeâs request without…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, November 14, 1862
November 14, 1862. November 14, 1862. General GRANT: Sullivan camped at Hudsonville last night, and will reach Davisâ Mill by noon to-day. He has 36 prisoners, including 7 officers. C.…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, November 21, 1862
Nashville, November 21, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Comdg. Department of the Tennessee, Corinth, Miss. : Look out for news toward the east. There may be some attempt to cross rebel troops…
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George H. Thomas to Ulysses S. Grant, November 21, 1862
HEADQUARTERS FOURTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Nashville, November 21, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Look out for news toward the east. There may be some attempt to cross rebel troops over the Tennessee River.…
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John A. Rawlins to Ulysses S. Grant, November 23, 1862
HAMILTONâS HEADQUARTERS, November 23, 1862. November 23, 1862. Major-General GRANT: I have intelligence from private sources that turnpike bridge, over Tallahatchie, is destroyed. The rebels use floating bridge. Price is…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, November 23, 1862
Memphis, November 23, 1862. Major-General GRANT, Comdg. Department of West Tennessee : DEAR GENERAL: As soon as I arrived here I dispatched an aide to Helena, who brings me back…
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J. H. Hammond to Ulysses S. Grant, November 29, 1862
Holly Springs, Miss., Saturday, November 29, 1862. Maj. Gen. WILLIAM T. SHERMAN, Commanding Right Wing : GENERAL: Your note to Lee I have just received. Your calendar is just one…
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John A. Rawlins to Ulysses S. Grant, December 11, 1862
Washington, December 11, 1862. Brigadier-General ELLET, Cairo, Ill. : General Grant has been ordered to assign Company K, Highteenth Illinois, to the ram fleet. Communicate with him in regard to…
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W. A. Gorman to Ulysses S. Grant, December 13, 1862
December 13, 1862. : Helena, Ark., December 13, 1862. Maj. Gen. U. S. GRanr, ie rae Comdg. Thirteenth Army Corps, Dept. of the Tenn. : GENERAL: Yours dated at Oxford,…
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John A. Rawlins to Ulysses S. Grant, December 22, 1862
Oaford, Miss., December 22, 1862. Brig. Gen. I. F. QUINBY, Commanding Seventh Division : You will move from here to-morrow with your command and encamp it in the neighborhood of…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, December 23, 1862
Saint Lows, Mo., December 23, 1862. GENERAL: Yours of the 12th was duly received, and I have cordially done all I could to start your command as well and fast…
Dispatch
W. A. Gorman to Ulysses S. Grant, December 27, 1862
Helena, December 27, 1862. GENERAL: If you have a chance to send a dispatch safely through to General Grant I respectfully ask that he may be informed that agreeably to…
Order
Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, January 3, 1863
Saint Louis, Mo. Saint Louis, Mo., January 3, 1863. General Grant has ordered all my force now at Columbus to Memphis. This strips the country about Cairo and New Madrid,…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, January 4, 1863
Washington, January 4, 1863. Major-General GRANT, Holly Springs, Miss. : A paper purporting to be General Orders, No. 11, issued by you December 17, has been presented here. By its…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, January 7, 1863
Washington, January 7, 1863. Major-General Grant, Holly Springs, Miss. : Richmond papers of the 5th and 6th say that Sherman has been defeated and repulsed from Vicksburg. Every possible effort…