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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07996 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Letter from Andrew Johnson to Ulysses S. Grant with an order to create the Military Division of the Atlantic |
| Date | 12 February 1868 |
| Author | Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) |
| Recipient | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Directing Grant to issue an order creating the Military Division of the Atlantic, to be commanded by William T. Sherman. (12 days before impeachment). |
| Subjects | Reconstruction President Military History Union General Government and Civics |
| People | Johnson, Andrew (1808-1875) Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891) |
| Place written | Washington D.C. [Executive Mansion] |
| Theme | The Presidency; Government & Politics; Reconstruction |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |