Letter

A. R. Lawton to Judah P. Benjamin, November 1, 1801

Author

A. R. Lawton

Recipient

Judah P. Benjamin

Date

November 1, 1801

Type

Letter

Savannah, November 1, 1801.

Acting Secretary of War, Richmond, Va.:

SIR: I have the honor to inclose to you a communication received today from Col. T. J. Warthen, commanding a regiment at one of the eamps of instruetion recently placed under my authority, and by your directions ordered to Richmond. These camps having been established by the governor, under some sort of authority from the late Secretary of War, he (the governor) attempts such control over them as may delay their preparations for departure. Of course no attention will be paid by me to this notice of âprotest,â and I only inclose the letter to explain the precise state of things at the time I assume command of these camps.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

Brigadier-General, Oommanding.
[Inclosure.]

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Savannah. Summary: Brigadier General A. R. Lawton reports to Acting Secretary of War Judah P. Benjamin that Georgia's governor attempts to delay troop movements from training camps under Lawton's command, which he will ignore.

Topics

1801 Civil War Field Reports Military Correspondence Military Operations

Sources

The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 6 View original source ↗