Letter
Edwin M. Stanton to Charles Ellet, J. R, June 13, 1862
Washington
Washington, June 13, 1862.
Col. CHARLES ELLET, J. R., Commander of Ram Fleet, opposite Memphis: The appointments of Dr. Roberts as fleet surgeon and Dr. Lawrence as assistant have been made and forwarded to you by mail, via Cairo. I am glad to learn that you are not entirely disabled, and hope you may be able to give the finishing stroke to the enemy at Vicksburg. Please send me by mail a full description of the vessels composing your fleet ; its armament, force, equipment, and where you prepared it, and the cost, suitable for a report to Congress.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in West Tennessee and Mississippi, Pt. 1. Location: Washington. Summary: Edwin M. Stanton appoints medical officers to Charles Ellet's Ram Fleet, requests detailed fleet information for a Congressional report, and expresses hope for success at Vicksburg in 1862.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 17, Part 1
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