Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 to Judson D. Bingham

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GLC#
GLC00427
Type
Letters
Date
July 21, 1863
Author/Creator
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Title
to Judson D. Bingham
Place Written
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Pagination
2 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 20 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Grant writes to Lieutenant Colonel Bingham, Chief Quartermaster of the depot at Nashville, Tennessee: "l have relieved Mr. Livermore of his functions as Negro Commissioner and taken from him the control of the Steamer [Potter]. It seems one boat has been kept for the use of the negro regiments and another for the Commissioners. One it seems to me can do the business for all the contrabands both soldiers and others." Discusses transporting rations and re-directing the use of the boats.

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