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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04464 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Ulysses S. Grant to David Dixon Porter regarding the Marine Brigade |
| Date | 31 May 1863 |
| Author | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Recipient | Porter, David Dixon |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written from Headquarters, Department of the Tennessee, near Vicksburg, Mississippi. Grant orders Admiral Porter to direct the Marine Brigade to debark at Haynes' Bluff, Mississippi, and to send as many steamers as possible to obtain reinforcements from Memphis, Tennessee. |
| Subjects | Battle Battle of Vicksburg Navy Marines Civil War Military History Union General Union Forces Confederate States of America Transportation Steamboat |
| People | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Porter, David Dixon (1813-1891) |
| Place written | Vicksburg |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Porter commanded the Mississippi River Squadron during the Vicksburg campaigns 1862-1863. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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