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Winfield Scott to Thomas W. Sherman, October 14, 1801
Washington, October 14, 1801. Brig. Gen. THOMAS W. SHERMAN, U. S. Volunteers : SIR: You have been selected to command the land portion of a joint expedition with a naval…
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Thomas A. Scott to John E. Wool, October 5, 1861
Washington, October 5, 1861. Maj. Gen. Jonn E. WOOL, Commanding Fort Monroe : Please select 1,000 active men from the lot of fugitive contrabands now on hand at Fort Monroe,…
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T. W. Sherman to Rufus Saxton, September 27, 1861
New York, September 27, 1861. Assistant Quartermaster : SIR: The vessels chartered to transport the fourteen regiments are to form two divisions, to move and act together or separately, as…
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A. G. Browne, Jb to and Military Secretary, September 19, 1861
September 19, 1861. No. 5. d Washington, D. O., September 19, 1861. The command will for the present be divided into three brigades, to be composed and commanded as follows:…
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Unknown to Thomas W. Sherman, September 14, 1861
Washington, September 14, 1861. Brig. Gen. THOMAS W. SHERMAN, U. S. A., New York City, N. Y.: General Scott says: *Come here with all your command without delay, leaving the…
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T. W. Sherman to Rufus Saxton, September 13, 1861
New York, September 13, 1861. Capt. RUFUS SAXTON, Assistant Quartermaster, U. S. Army: SIR: You will provide transportation in good, sound, and safe steamers for fourteen regiments of infantry from…
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Unknown, September 9, 1861
GENERAL ORDERS, ! HEADQUARTERS U. S. FORCES, September 9, 1861. No. 1. New York, September 9, 1861. I. The following-named officers are announced upon the staff of the eommanding officer…
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Simon Cameron to E. D. Morgan, August 27, 1861
Washington, August 27, 1861. His Excellency E. D. MoRGAN, Governor of New York: SIR: This will be handed you by Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman, who will explain to your…
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Simon Cameron, August 27, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT, Washington, August 27, 1861. SIR: This will be sent you by Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman, U. S. A., who has heretofore communicated with you on the project…
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Unknown to Thomas W. Sherman, August 27, 1861
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, Washington, D. O., August 27, 1861. [General THOMAS W. SHERMAN :] SIR: Your letter of the 20th instant having been submitted to the Secretary of War,…
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Thomas A. Scott to E. D. Townsend 4, August 10, 1861
Washington, August 10, 1861. General T. W. Sherman, having been charged with the preparation of an expedition to rendezvous on Long Island Sound, will, on the part of this Department,…
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Unknown to Thomas W. Sherman, August 11, 1861
Washington, August 11, 1861. Brig. Gen. THomAS W. SHERMAN: SIR: You will proceed to the capitals of the States of Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Maine, and confer…
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Q. A. Gillmore to To the ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY, April 9, 1869
April 9, 1869. No. 17. Tybee Island, Ga., April 9, 1869. The batteries established against Fort Pulaski will be manned and ready for service at break of day to-morrow. The…
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Q. A. Gillmore to 150 COASTS OF 8. C., GA., AND MIDDLE AND EAST FLA, [Omar.XV, December 1, 1861
HEADQUARTERS CHIEF ENGINEER’S OFFICE, Hilton Head, S. C., December 1, 1861. Brig. Gen. THomas W. SHERMAN, Commanding Expeditionary Corps, Hilton Head, S. C.: SIR: Agreeably to your orders, I proceeded…
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Unknown to Joseph Holt, October 20, 1865
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF SOUTH CAROLINA, Hilton Head, S. C., October 20, 1865. SIR : I have the honor to submit the following report, compiled from my original report to the…
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Q. A. Gill More to H. W. Benham, April 23, 1862
Tybee and Cockspur Islands, April 23, 1862. GENERAL: You showed me General Viele’s report of the operations of his command on the Savannah River. As I was present with his…
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David Hunter to Hpgrs. First DIV., NogTH'N DIST., DEPT. OF THE SOUTH, April 10, 1862
Tybee Island, Ga., April 10, 1862. To the COMMANDING OFFICER, Fort Pulaski; SIR: I hereby demand of you the immediate surrender and restoration of Fort Pulaski to the authority and…
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Servant to David Hunter, April 13, 1862
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH, Fort Pulaski, Cockspur Island, Ga., April 13, 1862. Sir: The flag of our country waves over Fort Pulaski, I summoned the garrison to surrender at…
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W. G. M. Davis to I. S. Cross, April 12, 1862
HDQRS. PROVISIONAL FORCES EAST FLORIDA, Camp Langford, Fla., April 12, 1862. CAPTAIN: I have the honor to report, for the information of the col3nel commanding the department, that Capt. William…
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H. Bisbee, Jr to H. W. Benham, April 27, 1862
Fernandina, Fla., April 27, 1862. Report in ease of a party of men belonging to Company I, Ninth Maine Regiment, captured by the enemy on the 10th of April, 1862.—…