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Lorenzo Thomas to Galusha A. Grow, December 12, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT WAR DEPARTMENT, December 12, 1861. Hon. G. A. GROW, Speaker of the House of Representatives : SIR: In answer to the resolution of the House of Representatives of…
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F. Maury, July 4, 1863
HEADQUARTERS FIRST CAVALRY OREGON VOLUNTEERS, Camp Independence, in Payette Valley, Idaho Ter., July 4, 1863. SIR: I have the honor to report that I arrived at this point with my…
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Charles H. Barth to Lieutenant-Colonel WHIPPLE, June 29, 1863
HEADQUARTERS HUMBOLDT MILITARY DISTRICT, Fort Humboldt, June 29, 1863. Lieutenant-Colonel WHIPPLE, Commanding Battalion of Mountaineers : COLONEL: The colonel commanding the district directs you to furnish an escort to Manheim…
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James L. Fraser to S. R. Sarw, April 2, 1865
Ricumonp, Va. Ricumonp, Va., April 2, 1865. Dear Sunn: I have delayed writing in order to be able to give you some definite information on the negro question. The Secretary…
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John W. Riely to Epwarp Bostick, March 30, 1865
Ricumonp, Va. Ricumonp, Va., March 30, 1865. Capt. Epwarp Bostick, Company FE, Twenty-siath South Carolina Volunteers: Srr: You are hereby authorized to raise a battalion of four companies of negro…
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John W. Riely to GrorcE P. Rive, March 28, 1865
Ricumonp, Va. Ricumonp, Va., March 28, 1865. Capt. GrorcE P. Rive, Siath Lousiana Regiment, Montgomery, Ala.: Str: You are hereby authorized to raise a company of negro troops in the…
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Lieut. Col. J. C. Shields to J. H. Binford, March 30, 1865
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 30, 1865. No. 18. Richmond, Va., March 30, 1865. I. Paragraph II, General Orders, No. 6, current series, is hereby revoked, and…
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Robert E. Lee to C. Marshall, March 29, 1865
HEADQUARTERS C. 8S. ARMIES, March 29, 1865. Respectfully referred to General J. E. Johnston. The need of ammunition is as great as the need of men. _ It is necessary…
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John W. Uriely to Confederate Army, March 25, 1865
GENERAL ORDERS, ADJT. AND INSP. GENERAL’S OFFICE, March 25, 1865. No. 15. Richmond, Va., March 25, 1865. I. The attention of the Army is directed to the following act of…
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Adjt. And Insp. General's Office to John C. Breckinridge, March 17, 1868
Raleigh Raleigh, March 17, 1868. Hon. JOHN C. BRECKINRIDGE, Secretary of War, Richmond, Va.: DEAR Sir: I have been informed that certain communications, of the utmost importance to the cause…
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John S. Preston to Robert E. Lee, February 20, 1865
Richmond Richmond, February 20, 1865. General ROBERT E. LEE, Commander-in-Chief of the Confederate States: GENERAL: I will attempt to express in the fewest possible words the views I ventured to…
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Burton N. Harrison to John C. Breckinridge, February 7, 1865
MONTGOMERY, ALA. MONTGOMERY, ALA., February 7, 1865. General J. C. BRECKINRIDGE, Richmond, Va.: GENERAL: Lieutenant Gordon, of the Army of Virginia, and a brother of Major-General Gordon, will hand you…
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Jones M. Withers to R. H. Browne, February 4, 1866
HEADQUARTERS RESERVES, Montgomery, February 4, 1866. Respectfully returned to commandant of conscripts. Upon what ground does the decision rest that youths under seventeen may join commands with the consent of…
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Josiah Gorgas to James A. Seddon, February 2, 1865
WAR DEPARTMENT, ORDNANCE BUREAU, Richmond, February 2, 1865. Hon. JAMES A. SEDDON, Secretary of War: Str: In answer to the following extract of a resolution of the Senate of the…
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Howell Cobb to James A. Seddon, February 1, 1866
HDQRS. GEORGIA RESERVES AND MIL. DIST. OF GEORGIA, Macon, Ga., February 1, 1866. Hon. JAMES A. SEDDON, Secretary of War, Richmond, Va.: Str: I beg leave to call your attention…
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Unknown to J. A. Seddon, December 27, 1864
Charlotte, N. C. Charlotte, N. C., December 27, 1864. Secretary of War: DEAR SiR: The occupation of Savannah by the Federals as well as Port Royal, with a portion of…
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Brigadier-General and Superintendent to James A. Seddon, December 15, 1864
BUREAU OF CONSCRIPTION, WAR DEPARTMENT, Richmond, Va., December 15, 1864. Hon. JAMES A. SEDDON, Secretary of War: Str: In confirmation of a statement I made to you this morning I…
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Unknown to Robert E. Lee, July 16, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE FORCES, Richmond, Va., July 16, 1861. GENERAL: In the dispatch of the 14th instant you were directed to take command of the available troops of the Northwestern…
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G. W. Andrews to George B. McClellan, July 19, 1861
HEADQUARTERS FIFTEENTH REGIMENT O. V. M., Oakland, Md., July 19, 1861. In answer to your order, directing me to report Go you the Baa taken by me to intercept the…
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Wee. Keim to Fitz J. Porter, July 8, 1861
SECOND DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, Camp Brown, Martinsburg, Va., July 8, 1861. Sir: I have the honor to transmit to you the reports of the First Regiment Wisconsin Volunteers, Col. John C.…