Ulysses S. Grant letters
Scope and Contents
Handwritten and signed "General Order #5," dated 18 Feb. 1862, and composed at Fort Donelson, Tennessee. Grant orders all captured property turned over to the respective quartermasters. Handwritten and signed letter, dated 11 July 1863, and addressed to Admiral David D. Porter, commander of the Mississippi Squadron. Grant informs Porter that he accepts the admiral's suggestion. The note contains only twenty-one words. Handwritten and signed letter, composed in Washington, DC, dated 6 Dec. 1866, and addressed to Major General E.O.C. Ord. Grant tells Ord not to transfer his headquarters to Fort Smith.
Dates
- 1862-1866
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from Letters must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical / Historical
Commander in chief of the Union army in the American Civil War and eighteenth President of the United States.
Extent
3 item (3 pages)
Language of Materials
English
Appraisal
19th Century Western and Mormon Manuscripts.
- Admirals -- United States -- Correspondence
- Fort Donelson, Battle of, Tenn., 1862 -- Sources
- Generals -- United States -- Correspondence
- Letters
- Military
- Ord, Edward Otho Cresap, 1818-1883
- Politics, Government, and Law
- Porter, David D. (David Dixon), 1813-1891
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Sources
- Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History -- Siege, 1863 -- Sources
- Title
- Register of Ulysses S. Grant letters
- Author
- Leslie Evens
- Date
- 2011 October 19
- Description rules
- Appm
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo Utah 84602 United States