Monday, February 21, 2022

Major-General Ulysses S. Grant to Major-General William T. Sherman, July 18, 1863

VICKSBURG, MISS., July 18, 1863.
Maj. Gen. WILLIAM T. SHERMAN:

Continue the pursuit as long as you have reasonable hopes of favorable results, but do not wear your men out. When you stop the pursuit, return by easy marches to the vicinity of this place.

U.S. GRANT.

SOURCE: The War of the Rebellion: A Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 24, Part 3 (Serial No. 38), p. 528

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