Message of President Abraham Lincoln Nominating Ulysses S. Grant to Be Lieutenant General of the Army

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Executive Mansion,

Washington, February, 29, 1864

To the Senate of the United States,
I nominate Ulysses. S. Grant now a Major General in the military service, to be Lieutenant General in the Army of the United States.

Abraham Lincoln

Cont. March 2

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This primary source comes from the Records of the U.S. Senate.

National Archives Identifier: 306310

Full Citation: Message of President Abraham Lincoln Nominating Ulysses S. Grant to Be Lieutenant General of the Army; 3/1/1864; Records of the U.S. Senate, Record Group 46. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/lincoln-nominating-grant-lieutenant-general-of-army/, December 13, 2025]

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