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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 to Gustavus Vasa Fox

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01554 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Place Written: City Point, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: January 24, 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

A telegram in which Grant asks Assistant Secretary of the Navy Fox if he would like to accompany him from Fort Monroe to Fort Fisher. Grant suggests the use of a "Naval Vessel" for the journey. Marked "Cipher." Fort Fisher had been captured on 15 January.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Fox, Gustavus Vasa, 1821-1883

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