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Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) to General George Meade

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09036 Author/Creator: Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 30 March 1865 Pagination: 3 p. Order a Copy

"Would not the trains be in a better position and nearer the troops if they were west of the Vaughan road and between here and Hatcher's Run than where they are? Do you know of any troops between where my Hd Qrs are and Stony Creek station? I have but about 210 men at Hd Qrs and half of them are orderlies."

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

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