Letter
Edwin M. Stanton to M. C. MEtas, August 17, 1863
Washington City
Washington City, August 17, 1863.
Brig. Gen. M. C. MEtas, Quartermaster-General :
GENERAL: You will please report to this Department the practicability of furnishing 5,000 mules for the purpose of mounting infantry in General Rosecrans’ army—the mules to be of large size, suitable for such service—with an estimate of the probable expense and the time within which they can be furnished.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
Secretary of War.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Southwest Virginia, Tennessee, Mississippi, North Alabama, West Georgia, Pt. 1. Location: Washington City. Summary: Edwin M. Stanton requests Brig. Gen. M. C. Metas to assess the feasibility, cost, and timeline for supplying 5,000 large mules to mount infantry in General Rosecrans' army.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 30, Part 1
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