Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 to Ethan A. Hitchcock
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05727 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Place Written: City Point, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 16, 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.7 cm Order a Copy
Writes to Major General Hitchcock about exchanging prisoners. Believes that prisoners not wanting to return to Confederate service should be exchanged first. "Those who preferred Northern prisons to a return to the rebel service were invited to step to the front. I think this is wrong. Those who do not wish to go back are the ones who it is most desirable to exchange. If they do not wish to serve in the rebel Army they can return to us, after exchange, and avoid it." Noted "Cipher" by Grant.
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