Letter
Edwin M. Stanton to Nathaniel P. Banks, May 24, 1862
WAR DEPARTMENT,
May 24, 1862.
May 24, 1862—2.6 a. m. Arrangements are making to send you ample re-enforcements. Do not give up the ship before succor can arrive. Your dispatches have been forwarded to General Geary. P. H. WATSON, Assistant Secretary of War. WAR DEPARTMENT, May 24, 1862. Major-General BANKS: General Dix has been ordered to forward all the force he can spare to you immediately and other force will be sent from here. Please report the present condition of things.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in N. Virginia, W. Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: Edwin M. Stanton informs Major-General Banks of imminent reinforcements during the Civil War and requests an update on his current military situation.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 12, Part 1
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