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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05485.02.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865-1929 |
| Title | Ulysses S. Grant to John Eaton regarding his memoirs |
| Date | 12 July 1885 |
| Author | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Recipient | Eaton, John |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | General Grant states "I should have liked to have seen you ... about ... utilizing the negroes down about Grand Junction, Tenn. In writing on that subject for my book I had to rely on memory." States that the first volume of his personal memoirs is in print. Accompanied by a description written by General Eaton (refer to GLC05485.02.02). Written in pencil. |
| Subjects | Union General Freemen Contrabands African American History African American Troops Civil War Military History President Union Forces Refugees |
| People | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Eaton, John (1829-1906) |
| Place written | Wilton, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Grant died eleven days after this was written, on 23 July 1885, of throat cancer. Eaton served as chaplain to the Ohio Volunteer Infantry, colonel of the 63rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment, and superintendent in charge of freedmen, based on Grant's appointment. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
| Related documents | Description of a note from General Ulysses S. Grant |
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