Letter
John Gibbon to Edwin M. Stanton, March 22, 1865
HEADQUARTERS ARMY OF THE JAMES,
March 22, 1865.
March 22, 1865. Hon. E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War: Will you appoint Bvt. Brig. Gen. T. M. Harris, colonel of the Tenth West Virginia, a brigadier-general of volunteers, so that I can retain him in service. His time is now up, and he must leave unless appointed. His appointment should date from the 12th instant, when his term of service expired.
JOHN GIBBON,
Major-General of Volunteers, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Northern Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, Pt. 1. Summary: John Gibbon requests Secretary of War Stanton to appoint Brevet Brigadier General T. M. Harris as brigadier-general of volunteers to retain him in service after his term expires on March 12, 1865.
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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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