Message of President Abraham Lincoln Nominating Ulysses S. Grant to Be Lieutenant General of the Army
3/1/1864
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With this message, President Abraham Lincoln forwarded Major General Ulysses S. Grant’s name to the U.S. Senate for consideration for promotion to the rank of lieutenant general on February 29, 1864. Congress had recently authorized the rank, held previously only by George Washington.
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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
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/documents/document/lincoln-nominating-grant-lieutenant-general-of-army, January 22, 2025]Activities that use this document
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