Letter
Simon Cameron to G. A. GROW, Speaker House of Representatives, December 12, 1861
Washington, December 12, 1861.
SIR:
I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of a resolution of the House of Representatives calling for certain information with regard to the disastrous movement of our troops at Balls Bluff, and to transmit to you a report of the Adjutant-General of the U. S. Army, from which you will perceive that a compliance with the resolution at this time would, in the opinion of the General-in-Chief, be injurious to the public service. i
Very respectfully,
Secretary of War.
Hon. G. A. GROW, Speaker House of Representatives.
[Inclosure.]
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, N. Virginia, W. Virginia, 1861–62. Location: Washington. Summary: Simon Cameron informs Speaker Grow that releasing details about the failed Union troop movement at Balls Bluff is deemed harmful to public service and thus withheld per the General-in-Chief's advice.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 5
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