Ulysses S. Grant Civil War Letter, 1862.

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Ulysses S. Grant Civil War Letter, 1862.

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One Civil War letter (ALS) from Ulysses S. Grant to his wife Julia, talking about his return from Grand Junction and noting that the railroad from that part to Memphis soon will be completed. Asks her and the children to join him in Memphis, and says he will be sending money. Corinth, Mississippi, 20 June 1862.

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University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8180300

University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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