Letter from Major General Ulysses S. Grant to Major General James B. McPherson, 1863 July 8

Letter from Major General Ulysses S. Grant to Major General James B. McPherson, 1863 July 8

Grant, Ulysses S.--(Ulysses Simpson),--1822-1885, USMA 1843--Correspondence

McPherson, James Birdseye,--1828-1864, USMA 1853--Correspondence

Pemberton, John C.--(John Clifford),--1814-1881, USMA 1837

Prisoners of war--Confederate States of America

United States--History--Prisoners and prisons--Civil War, 1861-1865

Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--Siege, 1863

Grant writes to McPherson to offer guidance on enforcing the terms of the Confederate surrender. Grant reminds McPherson that the terms of the Confederate surrender prohibit any Confederate prisoners from leaving Union lines until all are documented as paroled and that Pemberton's acceptance of surrender terms means the Confederate government is bound accordingly

Grant, Ulysses S.--(Ulysses Simpson),--1822-1885, USMA 1843

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