Thursday, February 24, 2022

Major-General Edward O. C. Ord to Major-General Ulysses S. Grant, July 3, 1863

Shall I notify my men of the enemys offer it will renew their energy after the momentary relaxation by indicating the hold we have on the enemy[.]

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[Grant wrote his reply on the telegram:]

Certainly let them know it.[.]

SOURCE: John Y. Simon, Editor, The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, Volume 8, p. 456-7

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