Letters regarding Civil War pardons [manuscript], 1865.

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Letters regarding Civil War pardons [manuscript], 1865.

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Letter, 1865 May 30, U. S. Military Prison and Hospital, Ft. Delaware, 73 Confederate officers to Ulysses S. Grant, requesting pardon and release; Letter, 1865 Jan.?, J. S. Turner to Henry Baker reporting the officers' plan to write to Grant; Letter, 1865 June 5, U.S.A. Post Hospital, Henry Baker to unidentified recipient requesting pardon. All three letters were copied into a book, possibly by Baker.

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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...

Turner, J. S.

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Baker, Henry E., 1908-

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Georgia soldier (Baker County). From the description of Letters, 1862. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31421761 Miller. From the description of Daybook, 1844-1845. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155439421 ...