Letter
Edwin M. Stanton to Ulysses S. Grant, March 20, 1865
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington City, March 20, 1565—11 a.m..
Lieutenant-General GRANT: I saw General Gordon at Norfolk. He is content to remain in command there and unless you think differently it seems to me he will do better than. any one else. Hartsuff will not be a good assignment to that place, in my judgment.
EDWIN M. STANTON,
Secretary of War.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Location: Washington City. Summary: Edwin M. Stanton advises Lieutenant-General Grant to keep General Gordon in command at Norfolk, expressing doubt about Hartsuff's suitability for the position.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 46, Part 1
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