Letter
Simon Cameron to Ordnance Office, April 22, 1861
WAR DEPARTMENT,
Washington, April 22, 1861.
My DEAR Sir: I am directed by the President of the United States to communicate to you, and through you to the officers and men under your command at Harper’s Ferry Armory, the approbation of the Government of your and their judicious conduct there, and to tender to you and them the thanks of the Government for the same.
very respectfully,
SIMON CAMERON,
Secretary of War.
No. 3.
Report of Ineut. Col. William Maynadier, U. 8. Ordnance Department, of
Secretary of War.
No. 3.
Report of Ineut. Col. William Maynadier, U. 8. Ordnance Department, of
the expenditures upon and losses at the armory.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, 1861. Location: Washington. Summary: Simon Cameron conveys President Lincoln's gratitude and approval to the Ordnance Office and Harper's Ferry Armory personnel for their prudent actions during early Civil War operations.
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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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