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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 To: Ambrose Burnside.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08087 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 21 May 1864 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 20.6 cm, Width: 12.6 cm Order a Copy

Specifying the route Burnside's troops will march from Spotsylvania to the north Anna river (prelude to battle of cold harbor).

Burnside, Ambrose Everett, 1824-1881
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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