Letter
Thomas W. Sherman to Francis M. Drake, September 5, 1864
HEADQUARTERS DEFENSES OF NEW ORLEANS,
New Orleans, September 5, 1864.
Major DRAKE, Assistant Adjutant-General, Department of the Gulf:
In consequence of the removal of the First Louisiana Volunteer Infantry recently from Donaldsonville, and the removal now of some cavalry. I have the honor torecommend that a regiment be sent there from without the Defenses of New Orleans.
Very respectfully, your obedient servant,
T. W. SHERMAN,
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
Brigadier-General, Commanding.
Editor's Notes
From: Operations in Missouri, Arkansas, Kansas, Indian Territory, Pt. 1. Location: New Orleans. Summary: Brigadier General T. W. Sherman requests Major Drake to send a regiment to Donaldsonville to replace recently removed infantry and cavalry units during the 1864 defense of New Orleans.
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The War of the Rebellion: Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, Series I, Volume 41, Part 1
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