Letter
Ohn H. Jackson to J. C. Kelton, August 31, 1863
Washington, D. C.
Washington, D. C., August 31, 1863.
Col. J. C. KELTON, Assistant Adjutant-General:
Sir: Ihave the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your communication of this date, directing me to state if I furnished the information which the Boston Transcript stated was derived from me.*
In reply, I would state that no such information was furnished by me. The reporter who made up the account in question has since stated to the editor that he did not obtain from me the information therein published. While in Boston I was in the Transcript office, and conversing with a friend in relation to the behavior of the Fiftyfourth Massachusetts Regiment (colored) at the charge on Fort Wagner, July 18.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
OHN H. JACKSON,
Colonel Third New Hampshire Volunteers.
{Indorsement. ]
SEPTEMBER 1, 1863.
Colonel Third New Hampshire Volunteers.
{Indorsement. ]
SEPTEMBER 1, 1863.
With this explanation, Colonel Jackson will be released from
arrest and return to his duties.
arrest and return to his duties.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations on the coasts of South Carolina, Georgia, and Middle and East Florida, Pt. 1. Location: Washington, D. C.. Summary: Colonel Ohn H. Jackson denies providing information to the Boston Transcript about the Fifty-fourth Massachusetts Regiment's conduct at Fort Wagner, leading to his release from arrest.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 28, Part 1
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