Series 5, Headquarters Records, 1861-1869
Conditions Governing Access
The papers of Ulysses S. Grant are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Scope and Content Note
Correspondence, telegrams, dispatches, general and special orders, and related records including some index volumes.
Dates
- Creation: 1861-1869
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Ulysses S. Grant are open to research. Researchers are advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these items for research use.
Arrangement
Within most volumes there is a rough chronological arrangement.
Separated Materials
The volume once numbered 61 has been designated Volume 153 in the Andrew Johnson Papers. It appears on Reel 43 of the Johnson Papers microfilm reproduction and is described on page 150 of the Index to the Andrew Johnson Papers as Fair Copy Volume III.
Container Range
Reel: 6-30
Part of the Manuscript Division Repository
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