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McClernand, John A., 1812-1900 to Ulysses S. Grant

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC02456.18 Author/Creator: McClernand, John A., 1812-1900 Place Written: s.l. Type: Letter Date: 12 May 1862 Pagination: Order a Copy

General McClernand writes from headquarters, reserves of the Army of the Tennessee, in the field. Transmits a newspaper from Mobile (not present). Informs Grant, second-in-command, Department of the Mississippi, to pay particular attention to the remarks of Colonel Richards, commander of a detachment from the 1st Division of the reserves (Richards has written notes in pencil on the newspaper's margin). Discusses Richards's notes, which pertain to Confederate camp location. One bust engraving of McClernand included as collateral.

McClernand, John Alexander, 1812-1900
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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