Letter
David Hunter to Chas. G. Halpine, March 31, 1862
GENERAL T HDQRS. DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH,
March 31, 1862.
No. 2. Port Royal, S. C., March 31, 1862. In relieving Brig. Gen. T. W. Sherman from duty in this department, pursuant to orders of the War Department, dated A. G. O., Washington, March 15, 1862, the major-general commanding desires to express to Prigadier-General Sherman his full appreciation of the amount and importauce of the services rendered by the expedition under General Sherman’s command, and his thanks for the full, reliable, and valuable information as to the condition of the troops, defenses, &c., in this porT 2. the Department of the South, which General Sherman has furnished.
By command of Maj. Gen. D. Hunter:
CHAS. G. HALPINE,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HpQRS. NORTHERN District, DEPT. OF THE SOUTH,
Hilton Head, S. ©., April 1, 1862.
Assistant Adjutant-General.
HpQRS. NORTHERN District, DEPT. OF THE SOUTH,
Hilton Head, S. ©., April 1, 1862.
Brigadier-General VIELE :
My DEAR GENERAL: I inclose you a copy of Major-General Tunter's
order assigning me to the late command of General Sherman.
I regret much that different delays prevented my meeting you in person yesterday, and I missed communicating with your boat by supposing it was to have been off Stoddard's place, for which we were running,
My DEAR GENERAL: I inclose you a copy of Major-General Tunter's
order assigning me to the late command of General Sherman.
I regret much that different delays prevented my meeting you in person yesterday, and I missed communicating with your boat by supposing it was to have been off Stoddard's place, for which we were running,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Summary: Major General D. Hunter formally relieves Brigadier General T. W. Sherman from duty in the Department of the South, expressing gratitude for Sherman's valuable service and intelligence.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 6
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