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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00951 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1864 |
| Title | Abraham Lincoln agreeing to meet with Ulysses S. Grant |
| Date | 23 November 1864 |
| Author | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Lincoln endorsement on the address leaf of a letter to Lincoln, from Francis H. Pierpont dated 23 November 1864. In the letter, Pierpont states he would be relieved if Lincoln and General Ulysses S. Grant had a meeting. Lincoln replies, "My time is of indespensable importance to me now; but I will see Gov. Pierpoint with Gen. Grant now if he calls." |
| Subjects | President Military History Union Forces Union General Civil War |
| People | Lincoln, Abraham (1809-1865) Pierpont, Francis Harrison (1814-1899) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | The American Civil War; The Presidency |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Pierpoint or Peirpoint (or Pierpont, as he later spelled his name) was the governor of the few counties in Virginia which remained loyal to the Union but did not join West Virginia. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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