Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864 to Ulysses S. Grant
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC03690 Author/Creator: Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864 Place Written: Columbus, Kentucky Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 22, 1862 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 26.7 cm, Width: 20.7 cm Order a Copy
Polk, Confederate Major General Commanding, writes to Union General Grant requesting that families of officers captured at Fort Donelson, including General Simon Buckner be allowed to visit. Mentions that the Confederate forces allowed the families of Union officers to visit after the Battle of Belmont.
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