Grant writes to his wife about being removed from field command 150 years ago today (1862)

1860s, American Civil War

Video: April 25, 1862 (at 47:09)

(Friday, April 25, 1862, during the American Civil War) — U.S. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant wrote his wife Julia today from Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee, to inform her that he had been removed from field command two weeks before by Gen. Henry W. Halleck after the frightful losses (including nearly 3,500 deaths) in the victory of the Battle of Shiloh.