United States, 39.76, -98.5Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-18851867-03-091867image/jpeghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Civil War CollectionReconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Official copy of telegram from General of the Army Ulysses S. Grant (Washington, D.C.) to Major General Phillip H. Sheridan informing him of the Act of Congress "to provide for the more efficient government of the rebel states" - March 9, 1867Text