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John A. McClernand to Ulysses S. Grant, January 8, 1863
Steamer Tigress, January 8, 1863. Maj. Gen. U. S. GRANT, Commanding Department of the Tennessee : When I arrived at the mouth of the Yazoo River I found that our…
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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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A. C. Semple to Ulysses S. Grant, January 9, 1863
Washington, January 9, 1863. Major-General GRANT, Holly Springs, Miss. : Ewingâs brigade has been sent by General Wright to report to you at Memphis. How many troops has Sherman, and…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, January 10, 1863
January 10, 1863. January 10, 1863. Maj. Gen. U. S. GRANT, Commanding, &e.: GENERAL: I am landed within 3 miles of the Post of Arkansas, and am marching a corps…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, January 14, 1863
Post of Arkansas, January 14, 1863. Commanding Department of the Tennessee : GENERAL: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt this moment of your dispatch of the 10th instant,…
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James B. McPherson to Ulysses S. Grant, January 16, 1863
La Grange, Tenn., January 16, 1863. Commanding Department of the Tennessee, Memphis : GENERAL: I am just in receipt of orders assigning me to the command of a portion of…
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W. T. Shesman to Ulysses S. Grant, January 17, 1863
On board Forest Queen, Napoleon, Ark., January 17, 1863. Maj. Gen. U. 8. GRANT, Commanding Department of Tennessee: DEAR GENERAL: I take a liberty of writing you direct semi-officially. Official…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, January 23, 1863
Saint Louis, January 23, 1863. Maj. Gen. U. 8. GRANT, Comdg. Department of the Tennessee, Memphis, Tenn. : GENERAL: The prisoners are arriving here, and what to do with them…
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W. A. Gorman to Ulysses S. Grant, January 24, 1863
Helena, January 24, 1863. Maj. Gen. U. 8S. GRANT, Commanding Department of the Tennessee, Memphis : GENERAL: I have returned from my White River expedition and am actively engaged in…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, March 20, 1863
Washington, March 20, 1863. Whom it may concern: Whereas it appears to my satisfaction that Thomas W. Knox, a correspondent of the New York Herald, has been, by the sentence…
Order
William S. Rosecrans to Ulysses S. Grant, August 13, 1863
SHERMAN’S HEADQUARTERS, August 13, 1863. August 13, 1863. General GRANT: I ordered General Dennis, some days ago, to send in all the loose cotton about the bridge, and will renew…
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William T. Sherman to Ulysses S. Grant, August 15, 1863
– HEADQUARTERS FIFTEENTH ARMY CORPS, Camp on Big Black, August 15, 1863. Major-General GRANT, Commanding Department of the Tennessee, Vicksburg: DEAR GENERAL: I had the satisfaction to receive, last night,…
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Unknown to Ulysses S. Grant, August 19, 1863
Newport, R. I. Newport, R. I., August 19, 1863. Maj. Gen. U. S. Grant, Commanding Department of the Tennessee: GENERAL: The President extended my leave of absence to the 1st…
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George Wright to Ulysses S. Grant, May 14, 1864
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, May 14, 1864. SIR: I have the honor to inclose herewith seven reports? from officers commanding scouting parties against the hostile Indians in…
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George Wright to Ulysses S. Grant, May 17, 1864
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PACIFIC, San Francisco, May 17, 1864. Sir: For the information of the lieutenant-general commanding the Army and the honorable Secretary of War I have the honor…
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Franz Sigel to Ulysses S. Grant, July 3, 1864
HEADQUARTERS, Shepherdstown, W. Va., July 3, 1864. (Received 6.30 a. m. July 4.) At 6 o’clock this morning the enemy attacked our forces at Leetown and Darkesville, on the Winchester…
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Horatio G. Wright to Ulysses S. Grant, July 11, 1864
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CORPS, Fort Stevens, July 11, 1864. The head of my column has nearly reached the front, and at the suggestion of Major-General McCook I have directed them…
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Horatio G. Wright to Ulysses S. Grant, July 21, 1864
HEADQUARTERS SIXTH AND NINETEENTH CORPS, Near Leesburg, Va., July 21, 1864. GENERAL: I have the honor to report that shortly after writing my dispatch of the 17th instant from Clark’s…
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Andrew A. Humphreys to Ulysses S. Grant, July 30, 1864
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH ARMY CORPS, July 30, 1864. July 30, 1864—9.35 a.m. Lieutenant-General GRANT : I cannot see that we have advanced beyond the enemy’s line in the vicinity of the…
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T. C. Godfrey to Ulysses S. Grant, August 9, 1864
HEADQUARTERS FIFTH NEW JERSEY VOLUNTEERS, Camp near Petersburg, Va., August 9, 1864. GENERAL : June 14, crossed the James River from Wilcox’s Landing to Wind-Mill Point, and after marching some…
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Abraham Lincoln to Ulysses S. Grant, August 17, 1864
Executive Mansion, Washington, August 17, 1864. Lieutenant General Grant. I have seen your despatch expressing your wish that all competition for negro laborers might be suppressed. I do not wish…
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L. B. Norton to Ulysses S. Grant, September 2, 1864
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, September 2, 1864. September 2, 1864. On June 14 a signal tower, 125 feet high, was finished at Cobb’s Hill, which tower commands a…
Dispatch
Henry H. Sibley to Ulysses S. Grant, September 9, 1864
Saint Paul, Minn. Saint Paul, Minn., September 9, 1864. GENERAL: 1 have the honor to report that dispatches from Lieutenant-Colonel Adams, commanding Independent Battalion, dated Fort Abercrombie, 4th instant, mention…
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Henry W. Halleck to Ulysses S. Grant, January 3, 1865
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, January 3, 1865. Lieutenant-General GRANT, City Point, Va.: GENERAL: In compliance with the instructions of the Secretary of War, to transmit to you all papers…
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DANA, Assistant Secretary of War to Ulysses S. Grant, March 9, 1865
Mr. Dana to General Grant War Department, Washington City, March 9, 1865. General: This department has received from the honorable William H. Seward, Secretary of State, a communication, a copy…