Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant · Character

John C. Frémont

Union general and explorer who commanded in the West early in the war.

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Also known as Fremont, General Fremont

First appearance: i

John C. Frémont shows up with force in Commissioned Brigadier-General — Command at Ironton, Mo. — Jefferson City — Cape Girardeau — General Prentiss — Seizure of Paducah — Headquarters at Cairo. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Referenced as the department commander whose scout reported Confederate movements toward Paducah.

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John C. Frémont first appears in 0003 i.

In Commissioned Brigadier-General — Command at Ironton, Mo. — Jefferson City — Cape Girardeau — General Prentiss — Seizure of Paducah — Headquarters at Cairo: Referenced as the department commander whose scout reported Confederate movements toward Paducah.

Later, in General Fremont in Command—Movement Against Belmont—Battle of Belmont—A Narrow Escape—After the Battle: Department commander who orders Grant to make demonstrations and later takes the field in Missouri.

See John C. Frémont in Commissioned Brigadier-General — Command at Ironton, Mo. — Jefferson City — Cape Girardeau — General Prentiss — Seizure of Paducah — Headquarters at Cairo Book page

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Commissioned Brigadier-General — Command at Ironton, Mo. — Jefferson City — Cape Girardeau — General Prentiss — Seizure of Paducah — Headquarters at Cairo
Referenced as the department commander whose scout reported Confederate movements toward Paducah.
General Fremont in Command—Movement Against Belmont—Battle of Belmont—A Narrow Escape—After the Battle
Department commander who orders Grant to make demonstrations and later takes the field in Missouri.

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See John C. Frémont in Commissioned Brigadier-General — Command at Ironton, Mo. — Jefferson City — Cape Girardeau — General Prentiss — Seizure of Paducah — Headquarters at Cairo