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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01554 |
| From Archive Folder | Unassociated Civil War Documents 1865 |
| Title | Ulysses S. Grant to Gustavus Vasa Fox requesting his presence on a journey |
| Date | 24 January 1865 |
| Author | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) |
| Recipient | Fox, Gustavus Vasa |
| Document Type | Correspondence; Military document |
| Content Description | A telegram in which Grant asks Assistant Secretary of the Navy Fox if he would like to accompany him from Fort Monroe to Fort Fisher. Grant suggests the use of a "Naval Vessel" for the journey. Marked "Cipher." Fort Fisher had been captured on 15 January. |
| Subjects | Codes and Signals Civil War Military History Union Forces Union General President Navy Confederate States of America |
| People | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) (1822-1885) Fox, Gustavus Vasa (1821-1883) |
| Place written | City Point, Virginia |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Naval & Maritime |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | Gustavus V. Fox was the Assistant Secretary of the Navy. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |
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