Grant, Lewis A., 1828-1918 to George Norton Galloway

GLC00840

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GLC#
GLC00840
Type
Letters
Date
July 28, 1887
Author/Creator
Grant, Lewis A., 1828-1918
Title
to George Norton Galloway
Place Written
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Pagination
9 p. : Height: 25 cm, Width: 19.5 cm
Language
English
Primary time period
Rise of Industrial America, 1877-1900
Sub-Era
The American Civil War

Grant disputes Captain Galloway's account of Upton's Brigade at "Bloody Angle" at Spotsylvania during the Civil War, which Galloway has published in June in The Century Magazine. Grant thought more should be said about the other brigades involved, especially Edwards' Brigade, which "remained and fought out the battle that night" after Upton had retired in the afternoon. Also considers other questions: "Who was the first at the angle?--Who was in commend then?--And who contributed most towards saving the day?" He provides a brief account of hand-to-hand combat in the battle.

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