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Primary Sources: Reconstruction (After U.S. Civil War): Grant, Ulysses S.
"This digital edition, consisting of the first thirty-one volumes of The Papers of Ulysses S. Grant, was conceived by the Mississippi State University's Mitchell Memorial Library professionals."
"The Collection housed at Mississippi State is the largest single collection of Grant papers and additional items in the world." The site provides access to the The Ulysses S. Grant Digital Collection as well as other information.
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