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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 to Schuyler Hamilton

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06349 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Place Written: Memphis, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: January 22, 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 20 cm, Width: 25.1 cm Order a Copy

Grant, Commander of the Army and Department of the Tennessee, discusses the organization of guns in preparation for the siege of Vicksburg. Also instructs Hamilton regarding gathering troops at Memphis, Tennessee and Corinth, Mississippi.

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Hamilton, Schuyler, 1822-1903

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