[Letters] / U. S. Grant.

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[Letters] / U. S. Grant.

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[Pass] for Chas. A. Dana, Memphis, Ten., 1863 Jan. 22. Allows Mr. Dana authorization "to pass through all parts of this military department." -- 1863 Feb 11, near Vicksburg to Dr. Hamlin, explaining the loss of his false teeth and requests that Hamlin bring material to make a new impression. Pasted to the letter is a photograph of U. S. Grant in the uniform (Major General). [Grant wrote on the same day to his wife, relating the same incident with the teeth. Cf.-- The papers of Ulysses S. Grant (1979), v. 7, p. 311. Here Dr. Hamlin is identified as Shepard L. Hamlen, a dentist from Cincinnati.] -- Authorization for S. L. Hamlin, dentist, Head Quarters, Military Dis. of the Miss., Chattanooga, Tn., 1863 Dec 7. Authorizes Hamlin "to practice his profession at any point within this Military Command." -- Photograph of Grant in military uniform, standing (Major General) by F. Gutekunst, Philadelphia. Autographed by Grant.

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Grant, Ulysses Simpson, 1822-1885

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Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant, April 27, 1822, Point Pleasant, Ohio-died July 23, 1885, Wilton, New York) was the 18th president of the United States, serving from 1869 to 1877. As president, Grant was an effective civil rights executive who worked with the Radical Republicans during Reconstruction to protect African Americans, created the Justice Department, and reestablish the public credit. Promoted lieutenant-general, in 1864, Grant led the Union Army in winning the American Civ...

Dana, Charles A. (Charles Anderson), 1819-1897

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Charles Anderson Dana (August 8, 1819 – October 17, 1897) was an American journalist, author, and senior government official. He was a top aide to Horace Greeley as the managing editor of the powerful Republican newspaper New-York Tribune until 1862. During the American Civil War, he served as Assistant Secretary of War, playing especially the role of the liaison between the War Department and General Ulysses S. Grant. In 1868 he became the editor and part-owner of the New York Sun. He at first ...

Hamlen, Shepard L.,

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