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Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant · Character

John B. Gordon

Confederate general and later senator.

minor

Also known as Gordon, John B. Gordon

First appearance: i

John B. Gordon shows up with force in LXVII: Negotiations at Appomattox. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Designated by Lee to confer with Union officers to facilitate paroling the Confederate troops.
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John B. Gordon first appears in 0003 i.

In LXVII: Negotiations at Appomattox: Designated by Lee to confer with Union officers to facilitate paroling the Confederate troops.

Later, in Confederate Army: Commanding a division in the Second Army Corps

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  • Aftermath
  • Closing

Grant’s severe sick headache—a physical manifestation of immense psychological strain—reaches its peak just as…

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