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to Frank Stockdale re: beginning of major assault on the Seigfried line

"We have just started an assault on the Seigfried line this minute...." The "Seigfried line" protected the German homeland from the west. With written postscript.

GLC06760.07

to Frank Stockdale re: battle of the Bulge, expecting German withdrawal

A prophetic note, preceding by one day the German withdrawal of the 6th SS Panzer Division from the Battle of the Bulge. Patton writes in part: "We have been attacking him and I believe that we now have him on the run."

GLC06760.08

to Frank Stockdale re: latest operation, liberating towns and capturing Germans

Patton writes in part: "Our last operation has been the best... we have taken 6000 odd square miles of Germany, liberated or captured 3000 towns... captured over 140,000 prisoners and killed or wounded over 90,000 Germans, for the complete...

GLC06760.09

to Frank Stockdale re: progress of 3d Army, now at the Danube

Patton writes in part: "As usual, the 3rd Army has been wiggling around like a snake.... Whoever said the Danube was blue is a damn liar." He notes that a "whole division surrendered to us this morning." With envelope signed by Patton.

GLC06760.10

to Frank Stockdale re: dull peace; his request for transfer to Pacific rejected

Written shortly after the rejection of his request for transfer to the Pacific war (now that Germany had surrendered), Patton finds "Life here is very fatiguing, but not very exciting. I am going to... reviews and inspections... which takes a lot of...

GLC06760.11

to "My Darling Wife" re: doubting reported plan to rescue Brown

Written while guarding John Brown in prison.

GLC07638.02

to Ezekel Dubois re: slave turning in master to Union troops

"We heer that the 59 regement has got a rebel prisner they fetcht him in Last night they told us that one of his own nigers came to the rigement and tod them that his master was a captin in the rebel army..." Also describes Washington D.C. and the...

GLC07612

to William Black

"I want to let you know How our Black Solgiers gets on There is two Rigmts already in Active Service they are Down on the Rebels they bring in Prisners Every Day they say that They will fight to the last for their Liberty." Also describes the...

GLC07611

to John J. Peck re: earthworks construction delays

Writes that "the filling up of the gap between Union and Mclellan [sic] has been delayed on account of the want of Barrows [sic] to carry earth"

GLC07009

to Captain Alfred Nichols re: fall of Richmond, nature of his troops

Written from soldier in 73rd U.S. Colored Infantry to brother, Captain in 4th Vermont. With envelope.

GLC07228