Letter

Pr D L. Thomas to Thomas W. Sherman, U. S. A, February 12, 1862

HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY, A. G. O.,

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.
Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 6 View original source ↗