tag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:/items/6afa5e60-9cb2-013a-c336-02d0d7bfd6e4-8Letter from John A. McClernand (Cairo, Illinois) to Ulysses S. Grant, November 12, 18612022-07-27T13:51:55Ztag:digital.library.illinois.edu,2005:Item/8676132022-04-20T14:07:48Z2022-07-27T13:51:55ZLetter from John A. McClernand (Cairo, Illinois) to Ulysses S. Grant, November 12, 1861This is a printed letter from John A. McClernand to Ulysses S. Grant, dated November 12, 1861, five days after the Battle of Belmont in southeast Missouri. McClernand described the events of the battle in detail, praising the efforts made by soldiers under his command and by Grant himself.University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Library