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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) to Colonel P. B. Fouke

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08392 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 15 April 1862 Pagination: 1 p. + dockets Order a Copy

Re: Sending 71st Ohio to relieve his command at Fort Donelson & Clarksville. "Use all dispatch in getting here [to Headquarters of Dept of West], leaving your wagons. . .and four teams. . .bringing everything else."

Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885

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