Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) to Gustavus Vasa Fox
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01554 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Place Written: City Point, Virginia Type: Autograph document signed Date: 24 January 1865 Pagination: 1 p. ; 26 x 20 cm. Order a Copy
A telegram in which Grant asks Assistant Secretary of the Navy Fox if he would like to accompany him from Fort Monroe to Fort Fisher. Grant suggests the use of a "Naval Vessel" for the journey. Marked "Cipher." Fort Fisher had been captured on 15 January.
Gustavus V. Fox was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy.
(Cipher) 930am
City Point, VA., Jan. 24th, 1865
Hon.G.V. Fox, Asst. Sec. of the Navy, Washington,
I would like to leave Fortress Monroe to-morrow evening or next day morning for Fort Fisher. [struck: Would you not like] Can you not go? I would also be pleased to go on a Naval Vessel if it is convenient to spare one. Ocean transportation is now all employed carrying troops.
U.S. Grant
Lt. Gen.
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