Letter signed U.S. Grant, rear of Vicksburg, to Porter. “My forces are now investing Vicksburg. Sherman’s forces run[?] from the Miss. River above the city two miles east. McPherson is to his left and McClernand to the left of McPherson. If you can run down and throw shell in just back of the lower part of the city it would aid us and demoralize and already badly beaten enemy....” (2 pages), 1863 May 19
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: D02144
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Collection consists primarily of correspondence to Admiral Porter from several high-ranking Union officers--including Generals Nathaniel P. Banks, Ulysses S. Grant, John A. McClernand, and William T. Sherman--regarding operations in the lower Mississippi River Valley. Collection contains accounts of the Yazoo River Expedition, the Arkansas Post Expedition, the Vicksburg Campaign, the siege of Jackson, Mississippi, and the Red River Campaign. Also contains information on gunboats and the operations of the Mississippi Squadron.
Dates
- 1863 May 19
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Extent
From the Collection: 0.75 Cubic Feet ( (2 boxes))
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- From the Collection: Abbott, Charles H. (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Bache, George M. (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Breese, K.R. (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Burdick, J.H. (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Hammond, J.H. (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Hurlbut, Stephen Augustus, 1815-1882 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: McClernand, John A. (John Alexander), 1812-1900 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Selfridge, Thomas Oliver, 1804-1902 (Author, Person)
- From the Collection: Sherman, William T. (William Tecumseh), 1820-1891 (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository