Letter
Robt. Williams to - Ouar. IX] CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.âUNION. TAL, July 14, 1861
Fort McHenry, Md., July 14, 1861.
Col. E. D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Adjutant-General:
Sir: By direction of Major-General Banks, I have the honor to report, for the information of the General-in-Chief, that the schooner Georgiana, owned by Thomas and his party, and with which a portion of them had been lying in wait for the capture of other steamers from Baltimore, has been taken possession of, and is now at the dock of this post, having been run aground and deserted by the crew. No capture of rebels was made on board of her.
very respectfully, your obedient servant,
Assistant Adjutant- General.
– Ouar. IX] CORRESPONDENCE, ETC.âUNION. TAL
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Fort McHenry, Md.. Summary: Robert Williams reports the seizure of the schooner Georgiana, abandoned by its crew while awaiting to capture Baltimore steamers, now secured at Fort McHenry under Union control.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2
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