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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC02811 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1862 |
| Title | Julia Dent Grant thanking Elihu B. Washburne for defending her husband for Congress attacks post-Shiloh |
| Date | 16 May 1862 |
| Author | Grant, Julia Dent (1826-1902) |
| Recipient | Washburne, Elihu B. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Thanks Congressman Washburne deeply for defending her husband, Ulysses Grant, against attacks in Congress after the Battle of Shiloh. In a postscript, she asks him to send her a few copies of the speech he made before the House of Representatives. |
| Subjects | First Lady Battle of Shiloh Woman Author Civil War Union Forces Union General Battle Congress Women's History |
| People | Grant, Julia Boggs Dent (1826-1902) Washburne, E. B. (Elihu Benjamin) (1816-1887) Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Place written | Covington, Kentucky |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Women in American History; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |