Letter

E.D. Townsend to U. S. Legation, October 5, 1861

HEADQUARTERS ARMY,

The General-in-Chief directs me to say in reply to the question of the Honorable Secretary of State that he deems the force named by the Secretary a proper one.

Respectfully submitted:

E. D. TOWNSEND,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
[Inclosure.]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Charleston Harbor, S.C., 1861. Location: Washington.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 1 View original source ↗