Letter

Robt. Williams to WASHINGTON, July 12, 1861, July 10, 1861

Author

Robt. Williams

Recipient

WASHINGTON, July 12, 1861

Date

July 10, 1861

Type

Letter

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,

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

Editor's Notes

From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Fort McHenry. Summary: Robert Williams orders Baltimore police to halt steamers amid threats of capture and requests organizing marines into a battalion ready for field service under General McDowell.

Topics

1861 Civil War Field Reports Military Correspondence Military Operations

Sources

The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 2 View original source ↗