Letter
Simon Cameron to Charles P. Stone, April 25, 1861
Washington
Washington, April 25, 1861.
Colonel STONE:
This will be handed to you by Thomas A. Scott, who will take charge of the operations of railroad and telegraphs between Washington City and Annapolis in a few days. Please give him all the information you can in relation to roads, cars, locomotives, &c. Until Mr. Scott takes direct charge, act with him in this movement.
respectfully,
SIMON CAMERON,
Secretary of War.
Washington, April 25, 1861.
Secretary of War.
Washington, April 25, 1861.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Washington. Summary: Simon Cameron instructs Colonel Stone to assist Thomas A. Scott in managing railroad and telegraph operations between Washington and Annapolis during early Civil War mobilization.
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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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