Papers, 1856-1901 / William L. Gross.

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Papers, 1856-1901 / William L. Gross.

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Correspondence and records relating to the telegraph offices of the U.S. Army in Danville, Ky., Cairo, Ill., and New Orleans, during the Civil War; Gross' correspondence while he served as manager of the Western Union office in Omaha, Neb., in 1866-67; and other personal correspondence. Includes copies of messages sent to and received from General Ulysses S. Grant when he was planning his campaign against Vicksburg, Miss.

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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Western Reserve Historical Society, Research Library

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