Simon Bolivar Buckner Letters
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Scope and Contents
The document displays correspondence between Simon Bolivar Buckner, Head Quarters at Fort Donelson, Tennessee, and Brig. Gen. Ulysses Simpson Grant, Commanding U.S. Forces, near Fort Donelson, Tennessee. Buckner suggests an armistice in order to appoint a commissioner to agree upon terms of capitulation. Grant states that no terms except unconditional and immediate surrender will be accepted; and that he intends to move upon his works immediately. Facsimile.
Dates
- Creation: 1862 February 16
Creator
- Buckner, Simon Bolivar (Person)
- Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885 (Person)
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Extent
0.20 Linear Feet
Language
English
Custodial History
The Simon Buckner Bolivar Letters were part of the Civil War Collection, Mss. 39.1 C76, until November 2017. The former citation was Civil War Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Cultural context
Topical
- Author
- Karen King, SCRC Staff
- Date
- September 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository