Permission slip to leave Union lines at Vicksburg

Permission slip to leave Union lines at Vicksburg
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2
Date: 
July 12, 1863
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Major General Ulysses S. Grant signs this permission slip on July 12, 1863 that allows a Major Watts to leave Federal lines outside Vicksburg, Mississippi with one teamster, a shotgun, and twenty five rounds of ammunition.

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Gift of Edward D. Gray
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MC 1999.9, B2, F3