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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 to William S. Rosecrans

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00624 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Place Written: Corinth, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: September 22, 1862 Pagination: 2 p. : docket ; Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Wishes to move on Tupelo, destroy the railroad there, and also destroy all enemy boats on the Yazoo river. Says he may move to Columbus to improve his communications.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Rosecrans, William S., 1819-1898

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