Letter
Robt. Williams to George R. Dodge, July 10, 1861
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF ANNAPOLIS,
Fort McHenry, July 10, 1861.
GEORGE R. DopGE, Marshal of Police, Baltimore:
Ste: It having been reported to the general commanding the Department of Annapolis, by reliable authority, that plans are maturing for the capture of one or more of the steamers which ply between the city of Baltimore and the Patuxent River, the general wishes you to stop the steamers until further orders from him.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
ROBT. WILLIAMS,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Washington, July 12, 1861.
Sie: I have the honor to request that the disposable effective marines
Assistant Adjutant-General.
Washington, July 12, 1861.
Sie: I have the honor to request that the disposable effective marines
now here may be organized into a battalion and held in readiness to
march on field service, and that the officers commanding the battalion
be instructed to report to Brigadier-General McDowell and receive his
orders.
march on field service, and that the officers commanding the battalion
be instructed to report to Brigadier-General McDowell and receive his
orders.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Fort McHenry.
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Sources
The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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