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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02629 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Draft of a telegram from Ulysses S. Grant to Philip Sheridan ordering all troops North of the Rio Grande |
| Date | 25 January 1866 |
| Author | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Recipient | Sheridan, Philip Henry |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Ordering all American troops North of the Rio Grande. Also orders Sheridan to inspect any damage his forces may have done, so that "if claims are hereafter made...we should know the justice of them." Following the end of the Civil War, Union troops under Sheridan were stationed along the Rio Grande in order watch exiled Confederates and stabilize the border with Mexico, which was very unstable at the time. On occasion American troops crossed over the border and became involved in the fighting. |
| Subjects | Reconstruction Union General Global History and Civics Diplomacy American West Westward Expansion Frontiers and Exploration Confederate States of America Boundary or Property Dispute Latin and South America President Military History |
| People | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Sheridan, Philip Henry (1831-1888) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | Reconstruction; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Philip Sheridan was a Union General. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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