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Colonel Horn Letter to Logan on Grant Editorial Stir
A Meridian editor wrote a controversial postdeath letter attacking General Grant that stirred nationwide debate. The letter circulated after Grant’s death, with Logan initially objecting but later engaging. a Senate committee read the exchange, and a followup note from Logan suggested no opposition to Shannon’s postmaster nomination.
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