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John B. Floyd to Approved, October 31, 1860
WAR DEPARTMENT, October 31, 1860. October 31, 1860, J. B. FLOYD, Secretary of War.Approved :
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Letters from John B. Floyd
B. 1806 · D. 1863
John Buchanan Floyd was an American politician who served as the 31st Governor of Virginia. Under president James Buchanan, he also served as the U.S. Secretary of War from 1857 to 1860. Floyd is also known as the Confederate general in the American Civil War who lost the crucial Battle of Fort Donelson.
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John B. Floyd to Joseph E. Johnston, September 12, 1861
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE KANAWHA, Camp on the Road, September 12, 1861. SIR: Information had reached me for some number of days that a heavy force was advancing towards my…
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John B. Floyd to Simon Cameron, November 7, 1861
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF KANAWHA, Camp Dickerson, November 7, 1861. SIR: I asked instructions from the War Department nearly two weeks since as to the best point to be occupied by…
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John B. Floyd to Edwin M. Stanton, November 7, 1861
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF KANAWHA, Camp Dickerson, November 7, 1861. SIR: I asked instructions from the War Department nearly two weeks since as to the best point to be occupied by…
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John B. Floyd to Joseph E. Johnston, February 19, 1862
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. CLARKSVILLE, TENN., February 19, 1862. General JOHNSTON: 4 Sir: There is but little known satisfactorily of the enemy or their movements; up to 10 o’elock last night all…
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John B. Floyd to Joseph E. Johnston, February 19, 1862
CLARKSVILLE, TENN. CLARKSVILLE, TENN., February 19, 1862. General JOHNSTON: 4 Sir: There is but little known satisfactorily of the enemy or their movements; up to 10 o’elock last night all…