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Ulysses S. Grant: “Turn all your forces towards Bolton station, and make all dispatch in getting there.”

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Turn all your forces towards Bolton station, and make all dispatch in getting there.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Grant orders his forces to move towards Bolton station quickly, indicating urgency in military maneuvers.

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