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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 To: Major M. Smith.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07961 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1862/03/24 Pagination: 2 p. : address : Height: 24.5 cm, Width: 19.3 cm Order a Copy

Siezing supply of Confederate Bacon, directing operations before Shiloh. "You are particularly cautioned against fighting an enemy of your own, or superior power . . . nothing could be gained by a small victory which would cost us a single man."

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Smith, Martin Luther, 1819-1866

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