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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00427 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1863 |
| Title | Ulysses S. Grant to Judson D. Bingham regarding the role of 'Negro Commissioner' |
| Date | 21 July 1863 |
| Author | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Recipient | Bingham, Judson D. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Grant writes to Lieutenant Colonel Bingham, Chief Quartermaster of the depot at Nashville, Tennessee: "l have relieved Mr. Livermore of his functions as Negro Commissioner and taken from him the control of the Steamer [Potter]. It seems one boat has been kept for the use of the negro regiments and another for the Commissioners. One it seems to me can do the business for all the contrabands both soldiers and others." Discusses transporting rations and re-directing the use of the boats. |
| Subjects | African American History President Civil War Union Forces Union General Military History Contrabands Transportation African American Troops |
| People | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Bingham, Judson D. (1831-1909) |
| Place written | Vicksburg, Mississippi |
| Theme | The American Civil War; African Americans; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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