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Personal Memoirs of Ulysses S. Grant · Character

John G. Parke

Union general who served as chief of staff and corps commander.

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Also known as Parke, General Parke, Major-General Parke

First appearance: i

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Parke leads the assault on the right, capturing a considerable length of the enemy's line and holding it against counterattacks.
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In LXIV: Parke leads the assault on the right, capturing a considerable length of the enemy's line and holding it against counterattacks.

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HGHoratio G. Wri…RERobert E. LeeWSWinfield S. Ha…PHPhilip H. Sher…GGGeorge G. MeadeJGJohn G. Parke

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  • Army of the Potomac
  • Grant's Inner Circle

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

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