Letter
Pr D L. Thomas to Thomas W. Sherman, U. S. A, February 12, 1862
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, A. G. O.,
Washington, February 12, 1862.
Brig. Gen. THOMAS W. SHERMAN, U. S. A., Commanding, &c., Port Royal, S. C.: SIR: The General-in-Chief directs that you send about 300 or 400 eontrabands to Key West, to be employed on the publie works there. I am, &c.
PR d L. THOMAS,
Adjutant-General.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Washington. Summary: Adjutant-General Pr D L. Thomas instructs Brig. Gen. Thomas W. Sherman to send 300-400 contrabands to Key West for labor on public works in early 1862.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 6
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