Papers, 1861-1892.

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Papers, 1861-1892.

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Chiefly letters from Grant to his father, James A. Grant, and sister, Mary Jane Grant, in Reading, Pa., with information on Union Army camp life, furloughs, pay, promotions, army surgeons, Frederickburg after the battle, the first day of Gettysburg, and prison life at Libby Prison (Richmond, Va.), Camp Oglethorpe (Macon, Ga.), Roper Hospital (Charleston, S.C.), and the Confederate Military Prison (Columbia, S.C.). There are also diaries kept by Grant covering portions of his imprisonment and an account of his last days at Macon and transfer to Charleston with a description of the Union siege of Charleston, 1864. There are also two poems by Union prisoners and a few bills and receipts.

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6966479

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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