Letter
T. W. Sherman to Joseph Holt, March 16, 1862
March 16, 1862.
Port Royal, S. 0O., March 16, 1862. The ADJUTANT-GENERAL U. S. ARMY, Washington:
SIR: I have the honor to report that after Brigadier-General Wright had taken possession of Amelia Island I directed him to send one or two regiments, as circumstances would require, to Picolata, on the Saint J s River, and march upon the rear of Fort Marion and Saint Augustine.
I have just learned (unofficially) from private sources that General Wright is in quiet possession of Jacksonville; that some of the gunboats are in Saint Augustine Harbor, and that Fort Marion has sur rendered to the Navy. Whether any of General Wright’s force are yet there I have not heard. Very respeetfully,
your obedient servant,
Brigadier- General, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Kentucky, Tennessee, N. Alabama, S.W. Virginia, 1861–62. Summary: T. W. Sherman reports to Joseph Holt the Union's strategic occupation of Amelia Island, Jacksonville, and Fort Marion during the 1862 expedition in Florida, noting naval support and territorial control.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 6
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