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46,149 lettersSPECIAL NN HDQRS. DEP’T OF THE CUMBERLAND, September 10, 1861. No. 3. Louisville, K3., September 10, 1861. I. Brig. Gen. George H. Thomas, having reported for duty, will repair .…
Mr. McMath to Mr. Seward No. 13.] Consulate of the United States of America, Tangier, September 30, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to forward to the department copies of…
[Extracts.] Mr. McMath to Mr. Seward No. 9.] Consulate of the United States of America, Tangier, April 12, 1863. Sir: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your…
Cairo, Ill., September 7, 1861. Brig. Gen. ©. F. SMITH, Commanding Post, Paducah, Ky. : In accordance with telegraphic instructions received from MajorGeneral Frémont, you will throw up earthworks and…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thayer No. 24.] Department of State, Washington, July 17, 1863. Sir: Your despatches to No. 36, of the 18th ultimo, inclusive, have been duly received, and…
Mr. Thayer to Mr. Seward No. 36.] United States Consulate General, Alexandria, June 18, 1863. Sir: The murrain among Egyptian cattle, which in my last I mentioned as subsiding, has…
Cairo, Ill., September 7, 1861. Brig. Gen. JOHN A. MCOLERNAND, Commanding, &e., Cairo, Ill.: You will please detail a regiment of infantry and two pieces of light artillery to proceed…
Mr. Thayer to Mr. Seward No. 35.] United States Consular Generate, Alexandria, June 9, 1863. Sir: Messrs. Speke and Grant arrived at Alexandria last week, and on the 4th instant…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thayer No. 22.] Department of State, Washington, May 19, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of the 30th of April (No. 33) has been received. It is accompanied…
Cairo, Ill., September 7, 1861. . Brig. Gen. E. A. PAINE, Commanding Post, Paducah, Ky. :. I have just received instructions from General Frémont, Saint Louis, that the detachment of…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thayer No. 21.] Department of State, Washington, May 18, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of the 18th ultimo (No. 32) has been received. The particulars it communicates…
Mr. Thayer to Mr. Seward No. 34.] United States Consulate General, Alexandria, May 8, 1863. Sir: Letters from Khartoum (of April 2) mention the arrival from the upper country of…
August 15, 1861. No. 57. Washington, August 15, 1861. I. The States of Kentucky* and Tennessee will in future constitute a separate military command, to be known as the Department…
Mr. Thayer to Mr. Seward No. 33.] United States Consulate General, Alexandria, April 31, 1863. Sir: Two important conventions have lately been made between the Viceroy and the Suez Canal…
Mr. Thayer to Mr. Seward No. 32.] United States Consulate General, Alexandria, April 18, 1863. Sir: Abdul Aziz, Sultan of Turkey, yesterday afternoon left this port, having made a sojourn…
Knoxville, November 20, 1861. SIR: The rebellion in East Tennessee has been put down in some of the counties, and will be effectually suppressed in less than two weeks in…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thayer No. 20.] Department of State, Washington, March 23, 1863. Sir: Your very interesting despatch of the 17th ultimo (No. 30) has been received. The reception…
Knoxville, November 17, 1861. General S. CooPER, Richmond, Va.: is SIR: The passes in the Cumberland Mountains at and near Jacks- — borough have been blockaded in such a manner…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thayer No. 19.] Department of State, Washington, March 6, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of the 27th of January (No. 28) has been received, In addition to…
Mr. Seward to Mr. Thayer No. 18.] Department of State, February 19, 1863. Sir: Your despatch of January 18 (No. 21) has been received. The vigilance and diligence which you…