Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 to William Hoffman
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02152 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Place Written: Corinth, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 22 July 1862 Pagination: 1 p. ; 21 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
Writes to Colonel Hoffman about exchanging a Union prisoner, Lieutenant Adjutant D.T. Bowler of the 7th Iowa volunteers (the bearer of the letter) for a Confederate prisoner Lieutenant George T. Moorman held at Chicago. States that Bowler is on parole pending the release of Moorman, who should be send to the South by way of Memphis. Addresses Hoffman as the Superintendent of Prisoners of War.
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