Statistics for occurrence #1 of “Colonel W. S. Oliver” in chapter 32 of Ulysses S. Grant, Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant:
...is instance, as in all others during the war, I found that volunteers could be found in the ranks and among the commissioned officers to meet every call for aid whether mechanical or professional.
Colonel W. S. Oliver was master of transportation on this occasion by special detail.
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