Letter
Edr S=canbdy to Henry W. Halleck, January 10, 1865
New Orleans, La.
New Orleans, La., January 10, 1865.
Maj. Gen. H. W. HALLECK, Chief of Staff of the Army, Washington, D. O.: SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt by mail of copy of your telegram of the 29th ultimo in relation to the shipment of certain cotton from Mobile, the proceeds to be applied for the benefit of prisoners of war in our hands, and, referring to my dispatch of the 4th instant, to call your attention to the inclosed copy of report of Colonel Dwight, agent of exchange,* who has just returned from Mobile Bay, and who confirms the previous statement that the delay in the shipment of this cotton is solely the fault of the authorities at Mobile.
Very respectfully, sir, your obedient servant,
EDR S=CANBDY;
Major-General, Commanding.
Hpers. TENTH REGIMENT VETERAN RESERVE CORPS,
Major-General, Commanding.
Hpers. TENTH REGIMENT VETERAN RESERVE CORPS,
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, 1861–62. Location: New Orleans, La.. Summary: Major General Edr Scandby informs Chief of Staff H. W. Halleck that delays in shipping cotton from Mobile to benefit Union prisoners of war are caused by Mobile authorities, confirmed by Colonel Dwight's report.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 8
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