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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00597 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Ulysses Grant to [Frederick T.] Dent about capturing Vicksburg and appointment for Dent |
| Date | 23 August 1863 |
| Author | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Recipient | Dent, Frederick T. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written, most likely, to his brother-in-law, Frederick Dent. Replying to Dent's letter. Describes his feelings after capturing Vicksburg. States that he "wanted a little vacation" and that Julia, his wife, has to go to St. Louis. Comments that "[t]he health of my command is remarkably good considering all they have gone through" and responds to Dent's request for a position in the Army saying that "My staff is entirely filled up so there would be now place except as addition Aid and I do not suppose you would like such a position." Post script states that he will apply for Dent to be assigned to him and "then you can exercise your judgement about what is best to be done." Continues writing for another line before the rest is erased by water damage. Written on lined paper. Slight embossed design on the upper right corner on the first page that carried over on the following pages. Some water damage with bluish ink stains. |
| Subjects | President Children and Family Battle Battle of Vicksburg Civil War Military History Union Forces Union Soldier's Letter Health and Medical Office Seeker Women's History |
| People | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Dent, Frederick T. (fl. 1863) Grant, Julia Boggs Dent (1826-1902) |
| Place written | Cairo, Illinois |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Children & Family |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Dent was Julia Grant's brother and the one who introduced his sister to Grant, as they were friends at West Point. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |